The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached properties of four narco terror smugglers associated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu & Kashmir’s Handwara and Kupwara district. The properties were seized as part of a narco terror module probe.
The properties belonging to the four accused have been attached in Handwara. The agency also seized a total of Rs 2.27 crore in cash under Section 25 of the UA(P) Act.
The immovable properties attached include the double-storeyed house belonging to once accused Afaq Ahmad Wani, a single-storeyed residence in the name of accused Muneer Ahmad Pandey, a property belonging to third accused Saleem Andrabi and the double-storeyed house of Islam ul Haq.
A total of 12 accused have so far been arrested in the case, in which the NIA has charge sheeted 15 individuals.
The case pertains to the use of the proceeds of narcotic drugs to fund nefarious terrorist activities by LeT and HM operating in the Handwara-Kupwara region.
The case was registered following the recovery of a black bag and a large number of Indian currency notes of 500 denominations during the checking of vehicles in the Langate area of Handwara. The seizure was made from a white Creta car without a registration number.
Preliminary questioning of the car’s driver, Abdul Momin Peer, had led to the revelation of the narco-terror nexus, which had sparked a detailed investigation.
During the initial searches of the houses, 21 kg of heroin was seized, in addition to various incriminating materials, including large sums of cash.
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