New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in a special court in Ahmedabad against a man who was arrested last year in a case related to seizure of over 500 kgs of drugs.

The charge sheet was filed against Shahid Kasam Sumra, a resident of Kutch, who was arrested from Delhi Airport in July 2021 after being deported from Dubai, an official said.

Also Read | Delhi Govt Extends Validity of Learner’s Licenses Till May 31.

A spokesperson of the NIA said the case was initially registered by the anti-terrorist squad of Gujarat on August 12, 2018 pertaining to a criminal conspiracy hatched by the accused based in Dubai and Pakistan for smuggling and distribution of 500 kgs of illegal narcotics (heroin) from Pakistan to Gujarat (India), by sea route.

The heroin consignment was brought by Pakistani nationals in a Pakistani fishing vessel and was delivered in the Indian territorial waters near Jakhau Port, Kutch, Gujarat, the official said, adding the NIA had re-registered the case on July 2, 2020.

Also Read | CBI Waits Consent To Probe Rs 21,000 Crore With Bank Fraud Cases, Says Report.

Earlier, charge sheet has been filed against 10 accused persons in the case.

Sumra, against whom the charge sheet was filed on Wednesday, was a close associate of earlier arrested accused Arshad Razak Sota and Rafik Adam Sumra, and had absconded after committing the crime.

He had stored, transported and delivered 495 Kg of the drugs, out of the 500 Kgs received from Pakistan, to Amritsar in Punjab through his associates, the NIA said.

A red corner notice was issued against him by the Interpol and he was later deported from Dubai and arrested in the case.

Further investigation in the case is continuing, the NIA said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)