Alleged drug trafficking: police zero in on mule accounts belonging to deceased persons

Bank accounts belonging to deceased persons were allegedly used to route transactions worth around ₹10 crore in six months by a drug trafficking network under investigation following the recent seizure of 1 kg of MDMA at Pantheerankavu in Kozhikode.

The accounts, described by investigators as “mule accounts”, reportedly belonged to deceased persons. According to the police, the accounts were obtained after promising financial returns and were subsequently used by members of the alleged drug network to receive and transfer money, making it difficult for the police to trace the actual beneficiaries.

The latest finding has opened up a new financial trail in the investigation. Officers are continuing with the scrutiny of various other bank transactions as well over the past six months to establish the flow of money and identify other members of the network.