Narco kingpin Navpreet Singh deported from Türkiye to India
Indian authorities have successfully secured the deportation of Navpreet Singh, a major narco-trafficking kingpin, from Türkiye. Singh had been operating under a fake identity to smuggle drugs into India from Afghanistan.
Why it matters
This operation highlights increased international cooperation in counter-narcotics and the Indian government's commitment to dismantling transnational drug cartels.
Indian intelligence and law enforcement agencies have secured the deportation of notorious narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye, striking a major blow against international illicit drug networks operating across foreign borders.Union home minister Amit Shah said in a post on X that Modi govt had achieved a historic milestone by securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye."Obtaining Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk, he had continued to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan.
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