J&K crackdown on Narco-Terrorism: five Cops and a teacher dismiss

The Jammu and Kashmir Government Terminate five government employees and a teacher who was found to be involved in drug trafficking to fund terrorist activities. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article Of the constitution to set the six employees after the investigation that revealed their involvement in the terror network, which is run by Pakistan’s Inter surveys Intelligence (ISI) That operates from Pakistani soil.

The teacher was also dismissed from the service. From the report of government sources, they were all accused of being part of the Narco-terrorism. This brings the total number of terminations to 74. The terminated officials are the head Constable Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, Constable Rahmat Shah, and Constable Khalid Hussian, all posted in the Kupwara. Therefore, Constable Irshad Ahmad Chalkoo, Constable Said Din from Doda, as well as the sixth person who is known as Nizam Din by profession is a teacher from Kirni in Poonch.

What is Narco terror?

Narco-terrorism refers to the involvement of terrorist organizations and insertion groups in terms of drug trafficking, which becomes a problem with international implications. In Third World countries, there are some allegations regarding the limited cooperation between terrorists, Traffickers, And insurgents, which mostly leads to Narco-terrorism. These groups use funds from drug trafficking to execute the military, political, and economic pressure against specific countries in which they operate. At the same time, there is no evidence of formal relationships between terrorist groups and traffickers in any country.

Their clandestine nature and criminal activities lead to some context. In the year 1980, it was first entered into the security lexicon. Narco-terrorism is used as a terror tactic by drug trafficking syndicates in Latin America. Drug syndicates are increasingly employing advanced technologies such as drones to bypass traditional border security and smuggle narcotics into India from Pakistan. This allows the traffickers to transport large quantities of narcotics with relative ease and bypass land-based security measures. Narco-terrorism in the Kashmir Valley is particularly alarming. Drug money is being used to fund the terrorist activities that create the cycle of violence and instability.   

Involvement of the government employee with narco-terror

Jammu Kashmir zero-tolerance policy against Narco-terrorism Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated employees, including two Police constables who were allegedly involved in various illicit activities that supported the terror outfits. Police constable allegedly used his position for Narco-terrorism, where it was found he was involved in drug trafficking, particularly in the Kupwara and Handwara areas.

He is mainly accused of establishing contact with the narcotics smuggler across the Pakistan border who is running the cartel in North Kashmir. These police officers took advantage of their position and leveraged it for hassle-free transportation and to sell drugs. However, due to the continuous surveillance of these activities, these government employees were eventually caught by the Handwara police. This termination undergoes the administration of zero tolerance policy against the Narco-terrorism In Jammu Kashmir.

The two Faces of Narco terrorism

Narco-terrorism activity is mainly divided into two criteria: first, the drug cartels using terror tactics to dominate Latin America, and second, the drug production and trade by the organization as a source of funding the activities. The region of Latin America has a history of drug-fueled violence, which is characterized by the robust financial and organizational capabilities regarding drug smuggling syndicates.

Therefore, Terrorist groups such as al-Shabaab in East Africa and al-Qaeda in West Africa have used the drug trade to make money. In Southeast Asia and South Asia Narco- terrorism is increasing day by day. Groups such as Jemaah Islamiyah and the Haqqani Network have benefited from the drug trade in areas known as the Golden Triangle and Golden Crescent. These terror groups make a lot of money from drug trafficking, and they use this fund for their violent activities.    

Rising Narcoterrorism in Punjab and J&K

Pakistan majorly supports Narco-terrorism in India, particularly in Punjab and Kashmir, which has led to close the link between drags and violence. Starting from the time of 1980s, drug money was used to fund terrorism in Kashmir. 15 per cent of the money generated from narcoterrorism was used to finance terror activities in the Kashmir armed insurgency. This financing only increased in the subsequent decades.

Pakistan- based criminal networks gave exploited trade routes along the India-Pakistan border, including the Poonch- Chakka da Bagh, Uri-Salemabad and Attari Integrated Check Post to smuggle drugs, money and weapons. These activities have facilitated terrorism in the region. The increasing Narco-terrorism and different evidence of collusion between cross-border traders and terrorist organizations trade through these routes was suspended in 2019.

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