J&K Police alongwith security forces in a joint operation on Friday have busted a narco-terror funding module of proscribed terror outfit Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT)” when they arrested four “terrorist associates” and recovered arms and ammunition from them in Budgam.
Police in Budgam along with 53 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 181Bn Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested four “terrorist associates” during a joint operation in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, Police said
The accused were identified as Younis Manzoor son of Manzoor Ahmed Waza, Mehboob Ahmed son of Mohd Ramzan Sheikh both residents of Wathoora Chadoora, Irshad Ahmad Ganie son of Mohd Amin Ganie resident of Arigam Khansahib and Muzaffar Ahmad son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat resident of Parnewa Khansahib.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested “terrorist associates were involved in providing logistic support to proscribed terror outfit LeT by distributing proceeds of narcotics to active terrorists and terror operatives of the outfit”.
Investigations also revealed that “the module has been working on the directions of terror operatives for collection of narcotics and subsequently distributing the proceeds of narcotics among the terrorists”.
Police said “four vehicles and a motorbike were also seized which have been purchased from the proceeds of narcotics sales with the intention of keeping the money/proceeds safe and were set to be sold on the directions of active terrorists or terror operatives (handlers) as and when the money/payment was required by the terrorists”.
“Besides, incriminating material of proscribed terror outfit LeT, explosive substance including 3 grenades,2 AK-Magazines and 65 rounds of AK-47 were recovered from them.
Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of law has been registered at Police Station Chadoora and further investigation is in progress, police added.
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