Archive · 14 Aug 2026
NIA Attaches Two Properties over LeT Funding in Heroin Case
A special investigation agency in India, called the NIA, is looking into a big case about illegal drugs.
Someone tried to bring a huge amount of heroin — 500 kilograms — into India from Pakistan by sea.
The NIA believes the drug money may have helped fund a group called LeT, which is linked to bad activities.
Because of this, the NIA took away two pieces of land from a person named Masih.
This is called an 'attachment', and it means Masih can no longer use or sell the property.
The NIA did this using a special law called UAPA, which helps fight terrorism.
The two plots are in a neighbourhood called Akash Vihar, in the city of Amritsar.
The case is known as the Salaya drug seizure case.
The NIA is still investigating who was involved.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached two properties — Plot Nos. 128 and 129 in Phase-I of Akash Vihar, Sultanwind, Amritsar — over alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror funding links.
The attached properties are registered in the name of Masih.
The attachment was carried out under Section 25(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.
The case, registered as RC-26/2020/NIA/DLI, is popularly known as the Salaya drug seizure case.
The case relates to the smuggling of 500 kg of heroin from Pakistan into India through a maritime route.
- Who
- The National Investigation Agency (NIA), acting on alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror funding links; the attached properties are registered in the name of Masih.
- What
- The NIA attached two properties (Plot Nos. 128 and 129, Phase-I, Akash Vihar, Sultanwind) under Section 25(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
- When
- The case was registered as RC-26/2020/NIA/DLI (2020); the date of the attachment is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Amritsar, India; the heroin was smuggled from Pakistan into India via a maritime route.
- Why
- Alleged links to terror funding by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in connection with the 500-kg heroin smuggling case.
- Agency
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Properties attached
- Plot Nos. 128 and 129, Phase-I, Akash Vihar, Sultanwind, Amritsar
- Registered owner
- Masih
- Legal provision
- Section 25(1), UAPA, 1967
- Case number
- RC-26/2020/NIA/DLI
- Case name
- Salaya drug seizure case
- Contraband
- 500 kg heroin
- Smuggling route
- Maritime route from Pakistan to India