Mohali, July 15 -- An NIA court in Mohali has dismissed the second bail application of Tariq Ahmad Lone, facing the 2019 Attari heroin seizure case involving the seizure of 532-kg drug concealed in a consignment of rock salt. There is a prima facie case against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the court noted.

Rejecting the plea, special judge Dinesh Kumar Wadhwa observed that the bar under Section 43D(5) of the UAPA applied as the material on record indicated the accused's involvement in the alleged conspiracy to smuggle narcotics from Pakistan into India.

According to the NIA, customs officials recovered 532-kg heroin and 52 kg of mixed narcotics from a consignment imported through the Attari integrated check...