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Drug kingpin Virendra Basoya brought back from UAE in Rs 13,000 crore case
Drug kingpin Virendra Basoya brought back from UAE in Rs 13,000 crore case
The Narcotics Control Bureau has brought drug kingpin Virendra Singh Basoya back from the United Arab Emirates in a case linked to drugs worth Rs 13,000 crore, indiatoday.in reports. Basoya is accused…
The Story in Brief
The Narcotics Control Bureau has brought drug kingpin Virendra Singh Basoya back from the United Arab Emirates in a case linked to drugs worth Rs 13,000 crore, indiatoday.in reports. Basoya is accused of coordinating the movement of large quantities of drugs from India to overseas markets.
His role emerged after Pune Police arrested two men in February 2024 and seized 970 kg of mephedrone meant for London. Basoya is also wanted by the Delhi Police Special Cell in a separate case. Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the repatriation a major achievement in the government's anti-drug campaign. The Home Ministry says 274 fugitives have been brought back from 36 countries between 2019 and 2026.
The Indian Opinion
Bringing Virendra Basoya to India is a feather in the NCB's cap, but the Rs 13,000 crore figure is a reminder of the vast scale of the drug trade still thriving. The Home Minister's victory lap will ring hollow unless Basoya's interrogation leads to the financiers and overseas buyers who keep this network alive. The real test is how many more such kingpins remain outside India's reach despite Interpol notices.
Source: indiatoday.in
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