Hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh deported from Turkiye: Amit Shah
Indian authorities have successfully secured the deportation of Navpreet Singh, a drug trafficking kingpin, from Turkiye. Singh had been operating under a fake identity to smuggle narcotics into India.
Why it matters
The arrest is being framed as a significant success for the Indian government's ongoing crackdown on international drug cartels.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (October 3, 2026) said that hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkiye.
Mr. Shah said that Mr. Singh is deported to India on Saturday (October 3, 2026) in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes.
Providing furthur information, Mr. Shah said that the accused obtained Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk and had continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan.
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