<p>After being on the run for nearly a year, the National Investigation Agency on Saturday nabbed Ranjit Singh, a “notorious narco-terrorist”, from Sirsa as he was acting as a conduit of Pakistan-based terror groups in pushing drugs into India, the proceeds of which were used for terror activities.</p>.<p>The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with the Punjab and Haryana police arrested Singh alias Cheeta, a resident of Amritsar, in an intelligence-based operation from Sirsa in Haryana, the agency said in a statement.</p>.<p>The NIA had registered a case in June last year and filed the first charge sheet against 15 people, including Singh, and four companies, in December the same year.</p>.<p>The NIA spokesman, said in the statement, that an investigation into a drug case had led to the fact that Pakistan-based terrorist organisations were using narcotic trade to generate funds for terror activities in India.</p>.<p>The proceeds of narcotic trade are transferred to Kashmir valley through couriers and hawala channel for terror purposes, it said.</p>.<p>Singh is also the prime accused in the recent Hizbul Mujahideen terror funding module. The module was busted with the arrest of Hilal Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Nowgam, Awantipora of south Kashmir with Rs 29 lakh cash, by Punjab Police in Amritsar in April this year.</p>.<p>This money was being transported to the Kashmir valley, which was to be handed over to Reyaz Naikoo, so-called operational commander of the terror group. Naikoo was recently killed by security forces in his village in Kashmir's Pulwama district.</p>.<p>The case was taken over by the NIA on Friday and investigations have begun.</p>.<p>Singh, along with co-accused Iqbal Singh, are the prime accused in the case related to seizure of 532 kg of heroin hidden in a consignment of rock salt imported from Pakistan.</p>.<p>The seizure was made by the customs authorities at Attari on June 29 last year.</p>.<p>Investigation showed that Pakistan-based entities were smuggling narcotics from Pakistan into the Indian territory by hiding it in sacks of rock salt imported from the neighbouring nation.</p>.<p>This is done through an elaborate network of importers, customs house agents, transporters and the operation is financed through illegal international hawala channels.</p>
<p>After being on the run for nearly a year, the National Investigation Agency on Saturday nabbed Ranjit Singh, a “notorious narco-terrorist”, from Sirsa as he was acting as a conduit of Pakistan-based terror groups in pushing drugs into India, the proceeds of which were used for terror activities.</p>.<p>The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with the Punjab and Haryana police arrested Singh alias Cheeta, a resident of Amritsar, in an intelligence-based operation from Sirsa in Haryana, the agency said in a statement.</p>.<p>The NIA had registered a case in June last year and filed the first charge sheet against 15 people, including Singh, and four companies, in December the same year.</p>.<p>The NIA spokesman, said in the statement, that an investigation into a drug case had led to the fact that Pakistan-based terrorist organisations were using narcotic trade to generate funds for terror activities in India.</p>.<p>The proceeds of narcotic trade are transferred to Kashmir valley through couriers and hawala channel for terror purposes, it said.</p>.<p>Singh is also the prime accused in the recent Hizbul Mujahideen terror funding module. The module was busted with the arrest of Hilal Ahmad Wagay, a resident of Nowgam, Awantipora of south Kashmir with Rs 29 lakh cash, by Punjab Police in Amritsar in April this year.</p>.<p>This money was being transported to the Kashmir valley, which was to be handed over to Reyaz Naikoo, so-called operational commander of the terror group. Naikoo was recently killed by security forces in his village in Kashmir's Pulwama district.</p>.<p>The case was taken over by the NIA on Friday and investigations have begun.</p>.<p>Singh, along with co-accused Iqbal Singh, are the prime accused in the case related to seizure of 532 kg of heroin hidden in a consignment of rock salt imported from Pakistan.</p>.<p>The seizure was made by the customs authorities at Attari on June 29 last year.</p>.<p>Investigation showed that Pakistan-based entities were smuggling narcotics from Pakistan into the Indian territory by hiding it in sacks of rock salt imported from the neighbouring nation.</p>.<p>This is done through an elaborate network of importers, customs house agents, transporters and the operation is financed through illegal international hawala channels.</p>