India has secured the deportation of alleged drug-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Türkiye, according to Indian Home Minister Amit Shah. In a post on X, Shah said that the narco kingpin had obtained Turkish citizenship under the identity of Navab Virk, but that he continued smuggling heroin and methamphetamine from Afghanistan to India. Indian agencies tracked him down, “ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity”, and secured his deportation, the statement said.
Modi govt has 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…
“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,” said Shah.
He added that the Modi government remains committed to dismantling narco-cartels before December 2029.
Who is Navpreet Singh?
Navpreet Singh (also known as Nav or Nav Bhullar) is an alleged international narco-trafficking kingpin. Indian intelligence and police agencies have linked him to several major syndicates. Most notably, he is tied to a high-profile case involving a 358-kilogram haul of high-profile Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS). His operations are also believed to include sophisticated narco-hawala routes used to launder money and fund further smuggling activities.
While Navpreet Singh was hiding in Turkiye (Turkey), he, as per reports, used his cousin, Prabhdeep Singh (alias Harry), a former Indian paramilitary officer, as feet on the ground. Prabhdeep allegedly acted as the chief domestic manager, communicating Navpreet's instructions to the distribution teams, handling logistics, and monitoring the movement of narcotic shipments across states.
