Srinagar, May 29 -- The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Wednesday apprehended a proclaimed offender in north Kashmir who is allegedly part of cross cross-border narco-terror module.

Police said a proclaimed offender, Abdul Rashid Mir of Amargarh, Sopore in Baramulla district, was at large for the last two years.

"The arrest of Abdul Rashid Mir is a major jolt to the narco-terror operatives across the border who push the youth to drugs besides using the proceeds to fuel terrorism in the UT," police said

Police said Mir is a member of a cross-border narco-terror module linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which is involved in smuggling narcotics and small arms into Sopore and distributing them across the Valley.

His arrest, in connectio...