SIA Kashmir Nabs Key Narco-Terror Operative

The State Investigating Agency (SIA) in Jammu and Kashmir has successfully apprehended a long-sought operative linked to a cross-border narco-terror operation. Abdul Rashid Mir, from Amargarh in Sopore, Baramulla district, was detained after evading authorities for two years.

Mir is accused of collaborating with the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to smuggle narcotics and small arms into Sopore, with the contraband eventually distributed throughout the region. The arrest marks a significant advancement in curtailing narco-terror activities, according to a police spokesperson.

The operation has led to the detention of eight individuals so far, striking a critical blow to the network using drug proceeds to fuel terrorism and affect youth in the union territory.

(With inputs from agencies.)