Srinagar, Nov. 8 -- The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday arrested Mohd Arshad alias Asif, the alleged kingpin of a narco-terror module, from Mumbai airport.

A resident of Degwar-Terwan in Poonch, Arshad had been absconding since 2023 and was operating from Saudi Arabia, the agency said. He is described as the key link between Pakistan-based handlers and operatives in Jammu and Kashmir.

The SIA had earlier issued a Look-Out Circular and a Non-Bailable Warrant against him. Arshad has been taken into three-day transit remand.

Officials said his arrest marks a major breakthrough in efforts to dismantle narco-terror networks operating in the Pir Panjal region.

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