India secures narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh's deportation from Turkey
Amit Shah said agencies secured his deportation after tracing a Turkey-based network that allegedly smuggled heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan.
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that India secured the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkey in connection with drug trafficking and other alleged crimes.
- Using the fake identity of Navab Virk, Singh allegedly smuggled heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan while operating as a Turkey-based kingpin of an international narcotics syndicate.
- Probe agencies recovered 166 kg of heroin from one vehicle and 115 kg from a second, while Singh's cousin Prabhdeep Singh was extradited from Baku, Azerbaijan in May, strengthening the crackdown.
- Singh is now lodged in custody in India facing legal proceedings. Shah termed the operation a "historic milestone of the Modi government," crediting agencies for unmasking his true identity.
- The Modi government remains committed to destroying every narco-cartel before December 2029, a mission executed by a special team including the CBI and Delhi Police with Ministry of External Affairs support.
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BREAKING: Drug Kingpin Navpreet Singh Brought Back From Türkiye as Agencies Crack Down
A major development has been reported in an international narcotics case with alleged drug-trafficking operative Navpreet Singh being brought to India from Türkiye. Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared the development, stating that authorities had acted against a key figure allegedly linked to a narcotics network operating across international borders. According to the information released by the Home Minister, Singh allegedly used the identity …
Notorious narco-trafficker Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkey to India. It is being reported that Navpreet had obtained Turkish citizenship by using the fake identity of "Nawab Virk."
Turkey Deports Drug Kingpin Navpreet Singh; Centre Hails Major Crackdown
In a major breakthrough in the fight against illegal narcotics, drug trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported to India from Turkey. Operating under the fake identity of Nawab Virk, Singh had secured Turkish citizenship while smuggling heroin and other narcotics from Afghanistan to India. Indian agencies tracked him down and unmasked his identity to secure his deportation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the operation as a histor…
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