Patiala, July 23 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured a 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence for Gurminder Singh in connection with a 2021 opium recovery case in Patiala, officials said on Wednesday.

According to an official release, the NCB has secured the conviction of an accused in the 2021 Patiala opium recovery case. In its verdict, Hon'ble Special Judge, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Patiala, has sentenced accused, Gurminder Singh, to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of 1 lakh rupees.

The Court has convicted Gurminder Singh under various sections of the NDPS Act, holding that the opium was recovered from his conscious possession and that he was engaged in illegal traffickin...