From Mundra port to Pahalgam: Probe agency finds Rs 21,000 crore link between Gujarat and Kashmir terror attack

In a significant disclosure to the Supreme Court, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has connected the recent Pahalgam terror attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) narco-trafficking network, which is allegedly supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

According to a Times of India report, the NIA informed a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh that LeT is using narcotics trafficking as a strategy to fund its terror operations and destabilize India. The agency highlighted that the group aimed to target Indian youth by flooding the country with drugs.

The investigation revealed that a massive 3,000 kg heroin consignment, valued at ₹21,000 crore and seized at Mundra port, was a key part of this operation. The heroin was smuggled from Afghanistan via Iran, disguised as talc powder, and brought into India using legitimate import documents.

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the government, told the court, “Look what they did to India at Pahalgam by shooting innocent tourists,” emphasizing the direct link between drug money and terrorist activities. The affidavit submitted by NIA further stated that the narcotics were routed through Iranian intermediaries and stored in warehouses located in Delhi's Neb Sarai and Alipur areas. Proceeds from drug sales were allegedly channeled to finance terror attacks on Indian soil.