Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 13: Security forces today busted a major narco-militancy smuggling syndicate originating from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and arrested four smugglers.
Senior Superintendent of Police Kupwara Yougal Kumar Manhas said that acting on a tip off that a Punjab based narco smuggler has arrived in the district at a pre-decided location to take a consignment of narcotics, a joint search operation by Kupwara Police along with a local Army unit was launched in Zurhama area of PS Trehgam.
“During the operation, four persons identified as Yousuf Bokra son of Suba Bokra, resident of Rashanpora Kralpora, Showkat Ahmad Khatana son of Abdul Rashid Khatana, resident of Meliyal Kupwara, Maroof Ahmad Mir son of Mohd Rafiq Mir, resident of Jumagad, at present Zurhama Kupwara and Laba Masih son of Sadiq Masih, a resident of Awaan Ramdas Ajnala, District Amritsar Punjab, have been arrested, when they were in the process of exchanging smuggled narcotics and cash among themselves,” he said.
He added that during the preliminary investigations, it has transpired that the narcotic consignment has been sent by two PoJK based terrorist handlers of LeT Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Rashid Mir and Asad Mir son of Diya Mir, both originally residents of Jumagund Kupwara, who have exfiltrated to PoJK in early 1990’s to join militant ranks. Both Manzoor and Asad, over a period of time have become terrorist handlers of LeT mainly acting as Launching commanders besides pushing narcotics and weapons to sustain militant activities in the UT of J&K,” he said.
“So far, 8 packets of narcotics (Heroin like substance) weighing about 8 Kilograms along with Rs 5 lac cash in Indian currency notes have been recovered from the possession of the arrested persons,” he added.
A case under relevant sections of NDPS Act and UA(P) Act stands registered in Police Station Trehgam. As the investigations are at its initial stage, more arrests and recoveries can’t be ruled out.
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