Mohali, Jan. 26 -- A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly routing drug money linked to a cross-border narco-terror network following the arrest of an "army deserter" involved in heroin supply and arms trafficking, the SAS Nagar unit of the State Special Operations Cell stated on Sunday.

The arrested man has been identified as Satnam Singh, a resident of Punnewal village in Sangrur. Investigators traced financial transactions connected to a Pakistan-based drug smuggler. Officials said Satnam knowingly allowed his bank account and UPI credentials to be used for transferring proceeds from heroin trafficking.

The arrest came amid interrogation of Rajbir Singh, alias Fauji, an army deserter who was apprehended earlier near the Nep...