Abid Bashir
Srinagar (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir police today said that it has unearthed a “narco-militant module” of Jaish-e-Muhammad terror outfit in central Kashmir’s Budgam district by arresting six militant associates including a minor and recovered large quantities of heroin, money and weapons.
A police official said acting that on a specific input, Budgam police along with the Army and CRPF busted a narco militant module, who were operating in different parts of the Valley, including the Chadoora area in Budgam.
“Six militant associates have been arrested who were a part of this module,” the official said.
A police spokesman said that the arrested militant associates were identified as Mudassir Fayaz, Shabir Ganaie, Sageer Ahmad Poswal, Issaq Bhat of Shopian, and Arshid Thoker. The identity of the sixth one wasn’t revealed as he is a minor, police said.
The spokesman also said that a Chinese pistol, a pistol magazine, four pistol rounds, a grenade, one kg Heroine and Rs 1,55,000 in cash was recovered from the arrested people.
Police further added that as per the initial investigation, the module was working in close connection with militant handlers sitting across the LoC and were involved in “drug trade, the supply of weapons and money to active militants of Jaish outfit operating in various parts of Kashmir.”
Police said that with the arrest of six militant associates, “an interconnection between drug dealers and militants has also been exposed.”
In this regard, an FIR under relevant provisions of UA (P) Act and NDPS Act has been registered in Chadoora police station, Budgam, and an investigation has been taken up.
