PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department of the police has arrested the fifth member of a gang financing Daesh, the globally proscribed militant organisation.

CTD officials said Jehanzeb, a resident of Gulbahar area with address of Rawalpindi on his identity card, was arrested during a raid on Monday. They added 23,500 Euros and Rs2.6 million were recovered from his possession.

The latest arrest came on the lead provided by his affiliates, who were arrested by the CTD last month.

On Nov 11, CTD had arrested four facilitators involved in militancy and providing financial support to Daesh in Peshawar. The team had also recovered foreign currency from their possession.

The officials said the CTD had received intelligence that a Daesh affiliate, involved in money laundering under the guise of Afghan trade and providing financial resources to the militant organisation, was present in the Phandu vegetable market.

`A team reached the area and arrested the man, Sultan, an Ahmadzai tribesman from Paktia province of Afghanistan, along with a bag containing 15,000 Euros, 10,000 US dollars, 22,000 Saudi Riyals and a diary with Daesh written on it,` officials said, adding a cell phone, and Afghan SIM card and other items were recovered from him.

The CTD officials said Sultan was charged under Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and money laundering provisions. During interrogation, Sultan revealed names of his co-accused, including Firoz Khan, Rauf and Mohammad Hussain, all Pakistani nationals.

The officials said the three accused were also arrested, and 25,000 Euros, 5,400 US dollars, 22,000 Saudi Riyals, Rs3,500, some Uzbek currency, three cell phones and seven different cards were recovered from them.-Bureau