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, 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 2017-18, when he was arrested twice by the Tarn Taran and Amritsar police. Despite repeated arrests, he continued to expand his drug trafficking operations, including cross-border networks, said the officials. A significant breakthrough came in 2022, when the NCB Chandigarh Zonal Unit arrested Sandeep. During the operation, two illegal drug manufacturing laboratories were dismantled, leading to the seizure of 40 kg of heroin, 0.557 kg of opium, and 23.645 kg of caffeine, along with other chemicals used for heroin processing. The operation also resulted in the recovery of 31 live cartridges and one magazine, while 22 members of the drug syndicate were arrested. Further investigation revealed that Sandeep was handling large-scale heroin consignments across multiple states. He was found to be involved in the transportation of 120 kg raw heroin from Ludhiana to Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Investigators also unearthed his nexus with Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, a notorious criminal allegedly involved in supplying weapons and narcotics from Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, Delhi, and Haryana. Officials added that apart from Bhagwanpuria, two other associates of the syndicate -Akshay Chabra and Jaspal Goldy - have already been detained under the PITNDPS Act, making Sandeep the fourth member of the network to face preventive detention outside the state....