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 forged documents under the pretext of legitimate medicine manufacturing. The contraband was allegedly concealed within consignments declared as household goods and food items for inter-state and international transport. Considering the gravity and magnitude of the allegations, the Patiala SSP constituted a SIT on December 8, 2013. Police arrested Varinder Singh alias Raja on December 8, 2013. His interrogation led to the nomination of Ajay Jain, who was arrested on December 12, 2013. Acting on his disclosure statement, police recovered 2 kg of pseudo-ephedrine and 300 grams of dextropropoxyphene from bushes near Dhareri Jattan village. The court convicted Ajay Jain and Davinder Singh Nirwal under Sections 22-B and 25-A of the NDPS Act for possession of an intermediate quantity and dealing in controlled substances. It acquitted them under Section 29, observing that the prosecution failed to establish conspiracy. The court declared Varinder Singh alias Raja, Hrang Tin Khara and Anil Chawan alias Ravi Chawan as proclaimed offenders and directed that the file be revived upon their arrest....