The National Investigation Agency recovered Rs 1.27 crore cash during searches at the residence of Amritpal Singh, the main suspect in a case of 102-kg heroin smuggling via the Attari border in April.
They said that suppliers headquartered in Afghanistan hid the heroin shipment inside licorice roots (Mulethi). The agency said in a statement that while searching Singh's house, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, it also found digital devices and papers.
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For their alleged involvement in the heroin trade, the agency has also detained Razi Haider Zaidi, Asif Abdullah, and Shri Balaji Trading Co. owner Vipin Mittal. Additionally, NIA has found money transactions between Singh and Zaidi.
The case was initially registered by the Customs Department in Amritsar, and then NIA re-registered it on July 30 to probe the role of several firms and persons suspected of laundering narco-terrorism money.