Kashmir 1 March (KNB):National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four drug traffickers, belonging to different districts of Kashmir, in Handwara Narco- Terrorism Case (RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU)
In a statement, officials said that NIA arrested four drug traffickers namely i) Altaf Ahmed Shah s/o Mohd Afzal Shah r/o Dangherpora , P/S- Kheer Bhawani, Ganderbal, Kashmir ; ii) Showkat Ahmad Parray s/o Abdul Salam Parray r/o Parray Mohalla, Wangipora Sumbal, District Bandipora, J&K; Mudasir Ahmad Dar s/o Ghulam Mohammad Dar r/o Wanduna, Shopian, J & K and iv) Amin Allaie @ Hilal Mir s/o Hazi Ghulam Mohi-u-din Allie Near Petrol Pump, Shan-e-Kashmir National Highway Sangam, Tehsil & PS Bijbehera, District Anantnag, J&K, from Srinagar in connection with the case pertaining to seizure of 21 kg of Heroin and cash amount of Rs.1,35,89,850/- from the members of a drugs syndicate operating in J&K.
“The case was initially registered as FIR No. 183/2020 dated 11.06.2020 at PS Handwara, District Kupwara J&K wherein during checking of vehicles at Kairo Bridge, Handwara, accused Abdul Momin Peer’s Hyundai Creta vehicle was intercepted by police at a naka and during search Rs. 20 Lakhs along with two Kgs Heroin was recovered and seized,” officials stated, adding that NIA had re-registered the case as RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU on 23.06.2020 and taken up the investigation.
Officials stated that chargesheet was filed in the instant case on 05.12.2020 against six accused persons in the NIA special court, Jammu.
“Investigation so far has revealed that the accused persons were involved in cross-border smuggling of heroin in huge quantities from Pakistan and were supplying the same in J&K and other parts of the country,” officials added.
“They were also in regular communication with the operatives of proscribed militant organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), using encrypted chat platforms,” officials further stated, adding that the proceeds of sale were being used to finance the activities of militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba operating in the Kashmir Valley.
“The arrested accused were produced before the CJM Court in Srinagar today and have been taken on transit remand for 03 days,” officials further stated, adding that further investigation in the case continues. (KNB)