Chandigarh, Nov. 8 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh, has secured the conviction of a drug trafficker in the 2021 heroin seizure from the Indo-Pakistan border area, said the agency in a press release.

In a significant judgment reinforcing the crackdown on cross-border drug smuggling, a Special NDPS Court, Fazilka, has convicted Gurpreet Singh alias Mangal, resident of Village Kotha in Punjab's Fazilka, on November 7 and sentenced him to 12 years' rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh under various sections of the NDPS Act, 1985.

The case pertains to the seizure of 5.958 kg of heroin on April 14, 2021, from the border area near BOP Lakha Asli, Fazilka, Punjab, by NCB Amritsar in coordination with the BSF. The h...