In accordance with the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Headquarters Office, detained Parmeshwar Vyas and Ravi Dudani on March 28, 2024, in Jodhpur and Udaipur, respectively. The case concerned the illicit production and distribution of methaqualone tablets, a psychotropic substance that is prohibited by the NDPS Act, 1985. They were placed under ED custody for a period of seven days by the Special Judge of Jaipur Metro-I (Rajasthan). On March 28, 2024, search operations were also carried out at Parmeshwar Vyas and Ravi Dudani’s home properties.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Jaipur filed a Prosecution Complaint against Late Subhash Dudani and his colleagues, including Parmeshwar Vyas and Ravi Dudani, under different provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985. This complaint served as the foundation for the ED’s investigation.
Following an ED investigation, it was determined that the main players in the illicit production and distribution of methaqualone were Ravi Dudani, Parmeshwar Vyas, and the late Subhash Dudani. They produced and traded 4 to 5 metric tons of methaqualone in 2001, 5 metric tons in 2003–04, and an additional 8.9505 metric tons in 2009. The final batch of methaqualone pills was produced in 2014–15; of these, 14.886 MT were transported outside of India, while the remaining 23.32 MT were found during a DRI check at Marudhar Drinks’ Udaipur location. Parmeshwar Vyas, Ravi Dudani, and other people.
They were directly involved in the production, distribution, and trafficking of illegal drugs, and they made around Rs. 118.76 crore from their criminal activities.
With Parmeshwar Vyas and Ravi Dudani as the directors, a number of entities/units were established both domestically and internationally to produce, ship, and distribute methaqualone pills. Between 1995 and 2016, many shipments of methaqualone pills were produced and dispatched to several African nations, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi, as well as to Dubai, all while hiding illegal substances inside the shipments.
The crime was committed in India, and after being received outside, the proceeds of the crime were subsequently transferred to India. The Late Ronny Johnny Smith was either contacted in Swaziland or Dubai to receive the proceeds from the selling of these narcotics in cash. After being received abroad, funds were later transmitted via Hawala Channels to India. The majority of this money was used to settle the unaccounted-for portion (cash) of the acquisition of properties in India. The money received from the sale of drugs was also reported or claimed as part of the revenue received from Dubai-based companies in addition to the money sent to India through Hawala Channels. This money was then deposited into the bank accounts that the late Subhash Dudani, Ravi Dudani, Parmeshwar Vyas, and other associates kept there.
Prior to this, the ED had issued 02 Provisional Attachment Orders, attaching 21 immovable assets, including factories, residential apartments, offices, plots and buildings, and offices in Rajasmand, Mumbai, and Udaipur. These properties were owned by Late Subhash Dudani, Ravi Dudani, and others, and had a combined worth of Rs. 13.02 crore. Additional research is currently being conducted.
