New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday secured the conviction of key accused Athar Sayeed in a cross-border drug trafficking case, the agency initiated in 2016 based on an inquiry by the Punjab Police.

ED investigation revealed that Sayeed was involved in cross-border drug trafficking of heroin and thereby generated Proceeds of Crime (POC).

As per the federal agency, Sayeed was involved in the smuggling of Heroin and the subsequent sale of the drugs and collection of drug money.

ED's Jalandhar zonal office secured the conviction of Sayeed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the court of the Special Judge (PMLA), Jalandhar, vide order dated December 22.

ED initiated an investigation b...