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Intelligence Agencies Track Down Dubai-Based Drug Smuggler Funding Banned Khalistani Outfit In Dubai
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Jasmeet Singh Hakimzada, a Dubai-based drug smuggler accused of financing the banned Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) in Punjab, has been located by Indian intelligence agencies in collaboration with Dubai police.
The National Investigation Agency charged 11, including Hakimzada, 2 years ago.
“After locating him (in Dubai), some coordination work is going on between the intelligence agencies of both the countries,” an official said, reported The Indian Express.
Ten individuals were charged by the agency under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, along with various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act.
Those charged included Jajbir Singh Samra, Harpreet Singh, Varinder Singh Chahal, Nirmal Singh, Satpal Singh, Hiralal, Harjit Singh, Harmeet Singh, Jasbir Singh and Dharmendra Singh, in addition to Hakimzada.
In May 2019, three accused were found with 500 gm of heroin and Rs 1.20 lakh in drug money, according to the official.
Harmeet Singh from Pakistan and Dubai-based drug smuggler Hakimzada were discovered to have aided the KLF in bolstering their terror actions through their involvement in a narco-terror network.
According to the NIA, a network comprising smugglers, heroin sellers, militants, and hawala operators had been operating in Punjab, Delhi, and Dubai. Their primary role was to smuggle and channel heroin profits to Pakistan and Dubai under Harmeet and Hakimzada's instructions.
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