Kingpin of Pak-linked narco-terror module arrested from Mumbai airport

The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday (November 8, 2025) claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough with the arrest of the kingpin of a narco-terror module from Mumbai airport.

Mohd Arshad, alias Asif, a resident of Degwar-Terwan village in Haveli tehsil of Poonch, had been absconding since 2023 and was operating from Saudi Arabia, a spokesperson of the agency said in Jammu.

“He was the kingpin of a narco-terror module and key link between Pakistan-based handlers and narco-terror operatives in Jammu and Kashmir,” the spokesperson said.