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."
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