NIA links Rs 21,000 Crore drug seizure at Adani’s Mundra Port to Pahalgam terror attack: Report
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reportedly told the Supreme Court that the massive drug haul at Mundra Port in Gujarat, operated by Adani Ports, is linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI. The agency said the seizure is part of a larger narco-trafficking network aimed at funding terror activities and destabilising India by targeting the country's youth.
According to a report by the Times of India, the NIA said that the 3,000 kg of heroin, valued at around Rs 21,000 crore, was smuggled into India disguised as talc powder using valid import documents. The narcotics were later moved to warehouses located in Delhi’s Neb Sarai and Alipur areas.
"Look what they did to India at Pahalgam by shooting innocent tourists," Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told a Supreme Court bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh, linking the Pahalgam attack to the narco-terror network.
In its affidavit, the NIA stated that the drug consignment was coordinated by an Afghan-based trafficker, with support from Iranian intermediaries and operatives of Pakistan’s ISI. The agency highlighted that the proceeds from the drug sales were intended to fund terrorist activities in India.
"This case involves the largest intercepted consignment of narcotic substances brought into India through illegal means. The purpose was not only to create havoc among the public through drug abuse but also to use the sale proceeds to finance terror activities," the NIA said in its submission.
The seizure had earlier raised serious questions about security and scrutiny at Mundra Port, which is managed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited. The port came under public and political scrutiny following the seizure in 2021, though Adani Group had then clarified that port operators have no role in inspecting cargo, which is the responsibility of government authorities.
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Kasaragod: ED books Kunhahmed Musliyar Memorial Trust for FCRA violation
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has registered a forex violation case against a Kerala-based charitable organisation for receiving Rs 220 crore from abroad in alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
The investigation pertains to Kunhahmed Musliyar Memorial Trust located in Kasargod and its chairman Ibrahim Ahmad Ali, an NRI.
Searches were conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at two locations in Kasargod on Thursday in connection with the case, the ED said in a statement.
The Trust, according to the ED, received more than Rs 220 crore since 2021 from Ibrahim Ahmad Ali, which was reflected in the books of accounts as "unsecured" loans.
However, no loan agreement, interest rate terms, or repayment schedule were available, and no repayment had been made till date, the probe agency said.
The probe found that these funds were received by Ali from a UAE company named Universal Lubricants LLC.
In the absence of supporting documents and in view of the clarification given under a section of the FCRA, the said loan prima facie qualified as "foreign contribution" under FCRA, the statement said.
According to the ED, the Trust is "not registered" under the FCRA and does not possess the "mandatory permission" or a designated FCRA bank account to receive foreign contributions.
It was found that a part of these foreign contributions was "utilised" for the purchase of agricultural land in India, in violation of the existing regulations.
The search action found that the Trust received Rs 2.49 crore in "cash" from Ali in violation of FEMA provisions.
"During the search, incriminating documents, ledger accounts showing unsecured loans of Rs 220 crore, the cash book of the Trust, and a hard disk containing financial data were seized," the ED said.
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