Crores in cash found inside almirah during ED raids in Odisha

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday recovered cash worth Rs 2.5 crore during search operations conducted at multiple locations in Ganjam in connection with the illegal excavation and sale of minor minerals, like sand and black stone, officials said.

The searches were conducted in premises linked to brokers, people with serious criminal antecedents, and other connected persons, including gangsters, who allegedly used musclepower to carry out illegal mining, ED officials said.

During the searches, an almirah full of cash amounting to crores, high-end vehicles, documents of immovable properties, agreements and mining leases executed by those involved were recovered and seized by the agency.