The NIA on Monday arrested four alleged drug traffickers from Srinagar in connection with the Handwara Narco-Terrorism Case.
The arrested accused are Altaf Ahmed Shah (Dangherpora , Kheer Bhawani, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir) Showkat Ahmad Parray (Parray Mohalla, Wangipora Sumbal, Bandipora, J&K), Mudasir Ahmad Dar (Wanduna, Shopian, J & K) and Amin Allaie alias Hilal Mir (Near Petrol Pump, Shan-e-Kashmir National Highway Sangam, Bijbehera, Anantnag, J&K).
The case relates 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 the Valley.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 183/2020 dated June 11, 2020 at Handwara in Kupwara district 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 kg heroin was recovered and seized.
The NIA had re-registered the case on June 23 last year and took up the investigation of the case. A chargesheet was filed in the instant case on December 5, 2020 against six accused persons before 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, the NIA said.