In connection with a money laundering case involving a high-profile narco-terror module, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids at nine locations near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and near the International Border in Punjab.
According to the official spokesperson, the Directorate of Enforcement’s Jammu Sub-Zonal Office conducted search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on July 23, 2026, at nine locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, including areas near the Line of Control (LoC), in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation into alleged narco-terror funding. The investigation is linked to cases registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Punjab Police.
The investigation has revealed a well-organised, multi-layered narco-terror funding network operating between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The network allegedly involved Punjab-based handlers, including Satnam Singh and Manjit Singh alias Maan, and Kupwara-based operatives Safeer Ahmed and Kafeel Ahmed, who are based in areas near the LoC.
According to the ED, heroin consignments were smuggled from Pakistan through Pakistan-based handlers linked to the banned terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen. These handlers allegedly coordinated with Kashmir-based accused, including Safeer Ahmed and Kafeel Ahmed, to smuggle heroin into India through the Amrohi border and adjoining LoC areas.
In one instance, 35 packets of heroin were recovered, of which five packets were allegedly distributed locally, while the remaining 30 packets were concealed inside the tyre of a truck for transportation to Srinagar.
The consignment was subsequently delivered in Srinagar to Punjab-based carriers Sarabjeet Singh and Honey Basra, who were later intercepted at Banihal in September 2023 with 30 packets weighing approximately 31 kg of heroin.
The ED said the Punjab-based network, allegedly headed by Satnam Singh and Manjit Singh alias Maan, used forged documents, fake vehicle registration papers, concealed cavities in vehicles, multiple transport vehicles and cash transactions to transport and distribute heroin.
The investigation also uncovered multiple other instances in which heroin consignments, cumulatively exceeding 60 kg, were transported from Srinagar to Punjab through the same organised network. According to the agency, carriers and transporters were deployed to collect heroin consignments from Kashmir-based operatives and deliver them to Punjab for further sale and distribution.
The ED alleged that the proceeds of crime generated through heroin trafficking were used to finance terrorist activities.
The investigation also revealed suspicious banking transactions, including high-value cash deposits in the accounts of Manjit Singh alias Maan and multiple cash deposits in the account of Sarabjeet Singh.
According to the agency, the searches conducted in border and LoC-adjoining areas are significant as they target the source-side logistics and local facilitators linked to the cross-border narcotics supply chain.
During the searches, the ED recovered and seized several incriminating documents and bank account records under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002. It also froze multiple bank accounts containing approximately ₹ 49.9 lakh. Further investigation is underway.
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