| Narco-Terrorism Network Busted, J&K cop among 3 held | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Feb 3: With the arrest of a Jammu and Kashmir police constable and two men from Tamil Nadu, Delhi police today claimed to have busted a narco-terrorism network to fund terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahdin (HM). Constable Khurshid Alam, a resident of Guthali Bagh in Ganderbal, B Ganesh and M Senthil, both from Tamil Nadu, were arrested near Humayun Tomb here on January 19, police said today. “A total of 10 Kg of heroin worth approximately Rs 35 crore has been recovered from their possession, police said. "During interrogation, Alam revealed that since January 2013, he has supplied around 70-80 kg heroin in Delhi and NCR," Special Commissioner (Special Cell) S N Shrivastava said. During investigation it was found the kingpin of the syndicate is a Kuwait-based person named Ali, Shrivastava said. “He (Ali) co-ordinated with terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahidin members for channeling drug supplies into India, he said. Arrested Constable Khurshid revealed that Fayyaz alias Tanveer alias Shamsher, an Area Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahidin, presently based in Abottabad, Pakistan had been sending consignments of drugs through his conduits active in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A significant portion of the proceeds of this trade was remitted to Fayyaz for furthering the activities of the terror outfit. |
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