Inter state narco terror module syndicated from PoJK busted in Kupwara; 8 kg heroine, ₹5 lacs money recovered  – The Dispatch

KUPWARA:  In a serious success in opposition to inter state narco-terror smuggling syndicate originating from PoJK, Kupwara Police together with Military has arrested 4 smugglers concerned in operating the module.

Performing on a tip off {that a} Punjab based mostly narco smuggler has arrived within the district at a pre-decided location to take a consignment of narcotics, a joint search operation by Kupwara Police together with a neighborhood military unit was launched in Zurhama space of PS Trehgam. Throughout the operation, 04 individuals recognized as Yousuf Bokra son of Suba Bokra, resident of Rashanpora Kralpora, Showkat Ahmad Khatana son of Ab Rashid Khatana, resident of Meliyal Kupwara, Maroof Ahmad Mir son of Mohd Rafiq Mir, resident of Jumagad, A/p Zurhama Kupwara and Laba Masih son of Sadiq Masih, a resident of Awaan Ramdas Ajnala, District Amritsar Punjab, have been arrested, once they had been within the technique of exchanging smuggled narcotics and money amongst themselves, police mentioned in an announcement yo the The Dispatch.

Throughout the preliminary investigations, it has transpired that the narcotic consignment has been despatched by two PoJK based mostly terrorist handlers of LeT particularly Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Ab Rashid Mir and Asad Mir son of Diya Mir, each initially residents of Jumagund Kupwara, who’ve exfiltrated to PoJK in early 1990’s to hitch terrorist ranks, they mentioned.

Each Manzoor and Asad, over a time frame have grow to be terrorist handlers of LeT primarily performing as Launching commanders apart from pushing narcotics and weapons to maintain terrorist actions within the UT of J&Okay, they mentioned.

Police mentioned, up to now, 8 packets of narcotics (Heroin like substance) weighing about 8 Kilograms together with ₹ 5 lac money in Indian foreign money notes has been recovered from the possession of the arrested individuals

Case below related sections of NDPS Act and UA(P) Act stands registered in Police Station Trehgam. Because the investigations are at its preliminary stage , extra arrests and recoveries can’t be dominated out, mentioned Police.