Chennai, May 16 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh searches in Tamil Nadu in connection with the TASMAC-linked money laundering case, officials said.

About 10 locations linked to TASMAC officials and agents are being raided under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

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TASMAC is a state government body that has monopoly over liquor trade in the state.

The federal probe agency had conducted the first set of raids in this case in March.

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It had then said that alleged irregularities in the operations of TASMAC were found including "manipulation" in the tender processes and "unaccounted" cash transactions of Rs 1,000 crore through distillery companies.

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