JAMMU, July 25 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted search operations under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, at nine locations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir (near the Line of Control) in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation relating to narco-terror funding, involving cases registered by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Punjab Police, officials said on Friday.

The investigation revealed a well-organised and multi-layered narco-terror funding network operating between Punjab and J&K, involving Punjab-based handlers including Satnam Singh and Manjit Singh alias Maan, and Kupwara, Kashmir (near LoC) based operatives including Safeer Ahmed and Kafeel Ahmed, said a...