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Amit Shah: Drug trafficker Navpreet Singh deported from Turkiye

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Amit Shah: Drug trafficker Navpreet Singh deported from Turkiye
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that alleged drug trafficker Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkiye to India. Singh is accused of using a fake identity to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan into India.

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This highlights ongoing international cooperation in counter-narcotics efforts and the Indian government's focus on tracking fugitives abroad.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said alleged drug trafficker Navpreet Singh was deported from Turkiye to India on October 3. Shah alleged that Singh obtained Turkish citizenship using the fake identity of Navab Virk and continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India.

Published - October 03, 2026 03:32 pm IST

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