Jammu, Nov. 9 -- The state Investigation agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday arrested kingpin of a narco-terror module from Mumbai International Airport, said officials.

The arrested was identified as Mohammad Arshad, alias Asif, of Degwar Terwan village in Haveli tehsil of Poonch district. "He had been absconding since 2023 and was operating from Saudi Arabia," said an SIA spokesperson.

The case was registered in May 2023 following reliable information regarding a narco-terror module operating in the Pir Panjal region, he added.

Following the case, a joint search operation was conducted by police and army on the intervening night of May 30-31, 2023, and an exchange of fire took place between terrorists and the search party. ...