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A couple was on Tuesday, convicted by PMLA court for money laundering charges linked to a narcotics case. Punjab-based drug dealer Ranjit Singh Kandola and his wife are facing money laundering charges, the officials cited. 

 

Kandola, also known as Raja Kandola, has been sentenced to nine years in prison while his wife Rajwant Kaur was ordered to undergo three years in jail under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. 

 

The money-laundering case stems from a Punjab Police complaint filed after the seizure of narcotic drugs worth Rs 200 crore in June 2012 from a syndicate, which was alleged to be run by Kandola and his associates.

 

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) previously alleged Kandola operated a racket manufacturing 'Ice' (a party drug) from methamphetamine and ephedrine, sourcing heroin from across the Pakistan border.

 

The police investigation, relied upon by the ED to frame the case, found Kandola allegedly supplied drugs to various locations in Punjab, Delhi, and other major cities nationwide.