The National Investigation Agency has arrested an alleged “narco-terror” accused after securing his extradition from Portugal. The agency says he played a key role in a terror-financing network linked to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, involving drug trafficking and hawala channels. Here’s what we know.
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