SRINAGAR: In a significant escalation of its ongoing inquiry into narcotics-fueled terror funding, the Jammu division of the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday launched a search operation at a residence in the Sawjian sector of Poonch.
As per credible official inputs, the early morning operation targeted the house of Mohd Jameel, son of Mohd Latief, a resident of Ward No. 06, Gagrian B locality. The raid was carried out in coordination with local administrative representatives, including the acting Naib Tehsildar and the officer heading the Sawjian police outpost.
The operation is linked to FIR number 02/2022 filed by SIA Jammu, which is centered on the infiltration of contraband substances from across the border, allegedly by terrorist networks, to bankroll separatist undertakings.
Just days earlier, on May 23, 2025, SIA had conducted a similar search at a property located in Jammu’s Poonch district. The premises, owned by one Zameer Sheikh, was also searched in connection with the same narco-terror financing case.
In a related action on May 28, the Kashmir unit of the State Investigation Agency apprehended a fugitive who had evaded law enforcement for two years. The individual, identified as Abdul Rashid Mir from Amargarh, Sopore, had been declared a proclaimed offender and was allegedly a key operative in a transnational narco-terror network.
According to investigators, this module had orchestrated the movement of narcotic consignments and light weaponry from across the frontier, which were then distributed throughout Kashmir Valley, particularly among the younger population. The Lashkar-e-Taiba is believed to have played a central role in facilitating these operations.
So far, eight operatives connected to the module under probe in FIR number 19/2022 have been taken into custody by SIA Kashmir.
The investigation continues to focus on suspected financial collaborations between terrorist factions and local facilitators, as officials attempt to dismantle the broader nexus of crime, drugs, and terrorism in the region.
