India, May 13 -- An alleged narco-terrorist wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been extradited from Portugal and taken into custody by the federal agency.

Identified as Iqbal Singh alias Shera, the accused is a key conspirator and handler of an India-based narco-terror module engaged in smuggling heroin from Pakistan.

The NIA said in a statement that Shers was taken into custody at the Delhi airport immediately after he arrived from Portugal, to where he had absconded in 2020. "His successful extradition and arrest come as a major shot in the arm for the NIA's fight against Pakistan-backed narco and cross-border terrorism," the agency said.

A native of Punjab's Amritsar, Shera had allegedly masterminded a conspiracy ...