AMRITSAR, Jan. 8 -- In a major action against organised drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh Zonal Unit, in coordination with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police, has detained notorious drug trafficker Sandeep Singh alias Chatha under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988.

Sandeep Singh, son of Jhirmal Singh and a resident of Rasulpur Rohi village in Amritsar district, is a known history-sheeter with deep roots in narcotics trafficking, as per officials, who stated that he has been involved in seven criminal cases, including three cases under the NDPS Act, since 2013.

His activities first came under serious scrutiny during 201...