Srinagar, May 28: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday apprehended a proclaimed offender in north Kashmir who is allegedly part of cross cross-border narco-terror module.
Police said a proclaimed offender, Abdul Rashid Mir of Amargarh, Sopore in Baramulla district, was at large for the last two years.
“The arrest of Abdul Rashid Mir is a major jolt to the narco-terror operatives across the border who push the youth to drugs besides using the proceeds to fuel terrorism in the UT,” police said
Police said Mir is a member of a cross-border narco-terror module linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which is involved in smuggling narcotics and small arms into Sopore and distributing them across the Valley.
His arrest, in connection with FIR 19/2022, marks the eighth in the case, with seven operatives already in custody.