Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday lauded the Modi government for securing the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkey, describing it as a ‘historic milestone’.
Today he has been brought back to India and put behind bars in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes he is accused of. “Obtaining Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk, he had continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan. Our agencies tracked him down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity, and secured his deportation.
Home Minister Shah took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Modi govt has achieved a historic milestone by securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkiye. Home Minister Shah said Singh had obtained Turkish citizenship using the fake identity of Navab Virk and continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India. Congratulations to all the agencies for this success,” he said.
Earlier reporting noted: India secures narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh’s deportation from Turkey Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkiye. Today he has been brought back to India and put behind bars in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes he is accused of. The Home Minister congratulated all the agencies involved in the operation and reiterated the government’s commitment to tackling drug trafficking.
“Modi govt is committed to destroying every narco-cartel before Dec 2029,” Home Minister Shah added. Home Minister Shah had then said that the Narcotics Control Bureau had achieved a breakthrough in securing Dola’s return from Turkey. He said Dola’s arrest reflected the government’s resolve to bring narcotics fugitives and members of organised crime syndicates to justice. Congratulations to all the agencies for this success,” Shah said.
Earlier reporting noted: “Our agencies tracked him down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity, and secured his deportation.
