The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out search operations at the premises of a travel agency, Richie Travel, in Jalandhar as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged illegal immigration racket.

According to official sources, ED teams raided the agency’s office located near the local bus stand and also searched the residence of the agency’s owner in Jaswant Nagar. The action is linked to suspected cases of people being sent abroad illegally through the so-called “Dunki route.”

Investigators are examining the role of travel agents believed to be part of a wider network facilitating unauthorized overseas travel. During the searches, ED officials scrutinized financial records and other documents to trace money trails and identify individuals connected to the alleged operation.

The latest raids come just two days after the ED provisionally attached assets worth around ₹5 crore belonging to travel agents in the same case. Officials said the investigation is based on inputs related to Indian nationals who were recently deported from the United States, prompting a deeper probe into the agents involved in arranging their travel.

ED officials stated that the search operation is still underway and further details are likely to emerge once the examination of documents and digital evidence is completed.