New Delhi, June 17 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday attached a house in Amritsar linked to a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, identified as Ankush Kapoor, in connection with a 2020 transnational narco-terror network case, in which 500 kilograms of heroin was smuggled from Pakistan into Gujarat via the sea route to further transport to Punjab, people familiar with the development said. The drugs were aimed at financing the operations of LeT, they added. The property - House No 33, Holy City, Holy Enclave Phase-I in Amritsar - has been attached under section 25 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA as the "proceeds of terrorism," the federal agency said in a statement. "The property was registered in the name of the father of accused Ankush Kapoor - a key operative in India of the narco-terror network spread across Italy, Australia, Iran, Thailand, UAE and Pakistan, among other nations. NIA's investigations had revealed Kapoor's links with a Dubai-based accused connected with the proscribed terrorist organisation, Lashkar-e-Taiba," the agency said. Ankush Kapoor was arrested last year. NIA said he "was found to be a key operative of the conspiracy relating to smuggling, transportation, storage and distribution of narcotic substances, besides laundering the proceeds of terrorism to the accused in various countries". "Investigations had further shown that the proceeds from the trafficking of narcotic substances were being used to finance and support terrorist activities in India through a complex and elaborate financial network," it added. The anti-terror agency had earlier charged Ankush for his role in terror-funding activities, criminal conspiracy, and providing support to unlawful and terrorist networks, in addition to offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC), the statement said. The agency said it has already filed a charge sheet against 26 people so far in the case. Officials on condition of anonymity said the 500kg of heroin was brought by Pakistani nationals in a Pakistani fishing vessel and was delivered in the Indian territorial waters into an Indian vessel named 'Nagani Mustafa' of Aziz Abdul Bhagad and another boat allegedly belonging to one Mamad Ibrahim Sama during the period from March 9, 2018, to May 31, 2018. "Today's action was part of NIA's efforts to dismantle and destroy all financial and logistical infrastructure supporting terrorist activities on Indian soil," it added....