# Drug kingpin deported from Turkey to India

> Union Home Minister Amit Shah announces the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkey after agencies unmasked his fake identity.
- Title: Drug kingpin deported from Turkey to India · The Hindu
- Summary: Union Home Minister Amit Shah announces the deportation of narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh from Turkey after agencies unmasked his fake identity…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/hardened-narco-trafficking-kingpin-navpreet-singh-deported-from-turkiye-amit-shah/article71539704.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-10-03T05:10:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: navpreet singh, amit shah, drug trafficking, turkey, deportation, india, news, politics
## Kingpin deported from Turkey
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Saturday, October 3, 2026 that hardened narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkiye to India.
## Fake identity in Turkey
Shah said Singh obtained Turkish citizenship under the fake identity of Navab Virk while continuing to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine to India from Afghanistan.
## Agencies tracked him down
Shah said Indian agencies tracked Singh down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity and secured his deportation from Turkey.

> Our agencies tracked him down, ripping apart veil after veil to unmask his true identity, and secured his deportation.
## Now behind bars in India
Singh has been brought back to India and put behind bars in connection with cases involving drug trafficking and other crimes he is accused of.
## Modi government commitment
Shah termed the deportation a historic milestone and said the Modi government is committed to destroying every narco-cartel before December 2029.

> The Modi govt is committed to destroying every narco-cartel before December 2029.
## Key takeaway

India's Home Minister says narco-trafficking kingpin Navpreet Singh has been deported from Turkey and jailed in India for drug smuggling and other crimes.