- Narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh deported from Turkiye to India.
- Singh used fake identity, Turkish citizenship to smuggle drugs.
- Indian agencies tracked, unmasked his identity, secured deportation.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday informed that alleged narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been successfully deported from Turkiye. In a post on X, Shah stated that Singh managed to obtain Turkish citizenship under the fake identity and continued to smuggle drugs to India. While defining his deportation as historic milestone, the home minister stated that the Indian agencies tracked him and unmasked his true identity.
Amit Shah Praises Authorities
"Modi govt has achieved a historic milestone by securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye," the post read.
"Our agencies tracked him down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity, and secured his deportation. Today he has been brought back to India and put behind bars in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes he is accused of. Congratulations to all the agencies for this success," the home minister added.
Modi govt has achieved a historic milestone by securing the deportation of hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 3, 2026
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Earlier, Shah had asserted that the government is committed to destroy every narco-cartel by the end of 2029. The Punjab Police successfully managed to extradite Karamveer Singh from Canada in September. Singh is a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and reportedly provided logistical support to Anmol Bishnoi in the US.
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Who Is Navpreet Singh?
Navpreet Singh allegedly operated a drug syndicate from Turkey and supplied banned materials to India via Afghanistan in large amounts. Earlier in 2021, the agencies began their probe by arresting Rizwan Kashmiri in south Delhi. He informed the investigators about the operation of a large-scale drug cartel in several parts of the country.
The authorities later successfully recovered 166 kg of heroin from one vehicle in Faridabad in a raid. Along with this, 115 kg heroin was recovered from another vehicle. The raids were conducted based on the information provided by Rizwan Kashmiri, the officials later informed.