The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Jammu, has arrested two persons under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with a case involving narco-terrorism. The accused have been identified as Arshad Ahmed Allie and Fayaz Ahmed Dar. The duo was linked to funding of the subversive activities of terrorist group Hijbul Mujahideen.

The duo were produced before the Special Court (PMLA) in Jammu and it granted the ED custody for five days.

“ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR and chargesheets filed by Jammu police under various sections of NDPS Act, 1985, and UA(P) Act, 1967, against accused Arshad Ahmed Allie, Fayaz Ahmed Dar and other involved accused persons. They were involved in operating a narco-terrorism module, busted by the police authorities in 2019, leading to seizure and identification of drugs and illicit cash,” the official said.

ED investigation revealed a network of collusion between drug smuggling and terrorist activities. The proceeds of crime derived out of cross border drug smuggling and selling were laundered via camouflaging the same under the business of sale and purchase of second-hand cars.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 25th July , 2024