The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the return of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a major crackdown on a narcotics trafficking network.
The NCB is India’s apex federal law enforcement and intelligence agency responsible for combating drug trafficking and illegal substance abuse under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Established on March 17, 1986, the agency functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs and coordinates anti-drug operations with state police forces and international agencies. Earlier reporting noted: In June this year, Shah unveiled the government’s Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029) and the Narcotics Control Bureau Annual Report-2025.
The documents were released alongside a three-year national plan aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks.
Earlier reporting noted: He called the development a “new milestone” in the government’s “zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics”. Earlier reporting noted: “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,” he said. Shah praised the efforts of the NCB, saying Indian agencies had once again demonstrated that drug traffickers cannot evade the country’s law enforcement agencies by hiding abroad. “Modi govt is relentlessly tracking down drug traffickers hiding abroad and destroying their entire ecosystem with a ruthless approach. 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. 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,” Shah posted on X.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the development in a post on X on Friday, describing it as a new milestone in the Central government’s zero-tolerance policy against narcotics.
