Mohali, Feb. 22 -- After more than a decade of trial, the Mohali court sentenced two men in the 2013 Patiala drug cartel case, which operated internationally, including in Toronto, Canada, and across various Indian states. The court sentenced Ajay Jain and Davinder Singh Nirwal.

The case began after CIA staff, Patiala, recorded secret information regarding the alleged procurement and diversion of controlled substances, including pseudo-ephedrine, for illicit purposes. The informer disclosed that the cartel was allegedly involved in the clandestine manufacture of methamphetamine (ICE). It was further revealed that the accused procured raw materials such as pseudo-ephedrine and ephedrine by purchasing pharmaceutical companies or by using f...