State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir Wednesday said that it has arrested three including a woman for smuggling around 24 kilograms of narcotics worth crores of rupees from Pakistan.
A police spokesman said that State Investigation Agency, Kashmir conducted searches on Monday at multiple locations in districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Baramulla.
“About four premises of Narco Terror suspects in several districts of Kashmir were searched viz residential premises of Abdul Rashid Bhat R/O Padgampora, Awantipora, Danish Farooq R/O Nasrullapora, Budgam, Abdul Rashid Mir R/O Amargrah, Sopore and Ovais Gul Bhat R/O HarduAkad Anantnag,” he said.
The spokesman said the searches were conducted in compliance to search warrant obtained from theCourt of Special Judge, designated under NIA Act (TADA/POTA) Srinagar in connection with investigation of FIRs under various sectionsof IPC of P/S CI-SIA Srinagar.
He said during investigation of the case has so far unearthed a Narco- Terror Module that was being operated by proscribed terrorist organizations across the border in coordination with Central Jail Srinagar based handlers.
The spokesperson said that investigations established so far that the syndicate had succeeded in smuggling around 24 kilograms of Narcotics worth crores of rupees from Pakistan.
“It was transported to different places through human couriers, sold it to dealers at different places, collected the sale proceeds, and used a large portion of the proceeds for prohibited activities for supporting and nurturing terror activities,” he said.
As per the Police spokesman said the narcotics proceeds were used for personal financial enrichment of members of the syndicate besides, huge narcotic proceeds were channelized to support and finance terror activities in the valley.
“Three members of the syndicate, including a woman have so far been arrested, during the investigation of the case. Further investigation in the case is continuing”, he said.
