New Delhi, August 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday welcomed the return of alleged drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates, describing it as a significant achievement in the government’s “zero tolerance” approach to narcotics trafficking.
In a post on X, Shah said the Narendra Modi government was pursuing drug traffickers operating from abroad and working to dismantle the networks supporting them.
“Modi govt is relentlessly tracking down drug traffickers hiding abroad and destroying their entire ecosystem with a ruthless approach,” Shah said.
He added that the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) efforts to secure Basoya’s return marked a new milestone in the government’s anti-narcotics policy.
“Creating a new milestone in the policy of zero tolerance against narcotics, the NCB secured the return of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the UAE,” Shah said.
According to information shared in connection with the case, Basoya was brought to India from Dubai on Air India flight AI 4310 following efforts by Indian authorities.
Basoya is an accused in a Pune drug case involving narcotics allegedly valued at around Rs 6,000 crore. The NCB had issued a Red Corner Notice against him, following which he was arrested in Dubai. He was subsequently deported to India as part of an initiative by the Indian government.
Authorities have described his return as a significant development in the ongoing action against international narcotics trafficking networks.
Basoya is also considered close to Sandeep Dhunia, who has been described as the main accused in a Delhi Police drug case involving narcotics allegedly worth around Rs 13,000 crore. According to the information provided, Dhunia subsequently travelled from Dubai to Pakistan.
Shah said Indian agencies had tracked Basoya by following the alleged criminal network through multiple levels.
“By tracing the criminal through a top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top approach, our agencies have once again proven that no matter where drug traffickers hide, they cannot escape the long arm of Indian law,” the Home Minister said.
The development is being viewed as a major success for the NCB and other agencies pursuing fugitives accused of running large-scale narcotics networks from overseas.
The government has maintained that its anti-drug strategy extends beyond individual arrests and focuses on dismantling the financial, logistical and criminal ecosystem supporting narcotics syndicates.
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