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NCB brings drug kingpin Virender Basoya back from UAE
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has repatriated alleged drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates, nearly two years after he fled India. Basoya, 50, arrived at Delhi airport on…
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has repatriated alleged drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates, nearly two years after he fled India. Basoya, 50, arrived at Delhi airport on Friday and was taken into custody. He had been arrested in the UAE in June this year on an Interpol Red Notice requested by the NCB.
Basoya's name first emerged in a February 2024 Pune drug case where over 1,800 kg of mephedrone was seized. He was also linked to a separate cocaine haul of more than 1,300 kg in Delhi in October 2024, valued at around Rs 12,000 crore. Union home minister Amit Shah called his return a 'new milestone' in the government's zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.
The Indian Opinion
Amit Shah's claim that every fugitive 'cannot escape the long arm of Indian law' sounds good but needs a hard look. Basoya was tracked because the UAE cooperated, not because India has a global dragnet. Cases like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi show many fugitives still live abroad without facing India's courts. The real test this year will be how many more extraditions follow and whether the government names the countries that refuse to send wanted men back.
Sources (3): hindustantimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, newindianexpress.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
