The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a house in Amritsar linked to a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative involved in a cross-border narco-terror network case. The network is spread across multiple countries.
According to official sources, the operative Ankush Kapoor is a key operative in India of the narco-terror network spread across Pakistan, Italy, Australia, Iran, Thailand and UAE among other nations.
NIA’s investigations had revealed Ankush’s links with a Dubai-based accused connected with the proscribed terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Ankush, who was arrested last year, was found to be a very important operative of the conspiracy relating to smuggling, transportation, storage and distribution of narcotic substances.
He was also instrumental in laundering the proceeds of terrorism to other offenders sitting in various countries. Investigations had further shown that the proceeds from the trafficking of narcotic substances were being used to finance and support terrorist activities in India.