Chennai, Oct 14: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out searches at seven locations in Chennai linked to Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the cough syrup Coldrif, which has been blamed for the deaths of at least 22 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district.

According to officials, the raids are part of a money laundering investigation related to the sale of adulterated drugs. The ED teams also searched premises linked to senior officers of the Tamil Nadu Drug Control Department, including the residence of its director (in-charge), who was earlier caught taking a bribe.

Sources said investigators are probing the proceeds of crime generated from the sale of Coldrif, which was found to contain lethal levels of diethylene glycol, a toxic substance that cause

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