Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has successfully secured the return of Virender Singh Basoya, a fugitive drug kingpin, from the United Arab Emirates. Shah described this achievement as a significant milestone in the government’s ongoing commitment to a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy against narcotics.
Government’s Aggressive Stance on Drug Trafficking
In a recent post on X, Union Minister Shah emphasized the Modi government’s commitment to combating international drug trafficking. He stated, “Modi govt is relentlessly tracking down drug traffickers hiding abroad and destroying their entire ecosystem with a ruthless approach.” This declaration highlights the administration’s intensified efforts to dismantle drug networks operating outside India.
The documents were released alongside a three-year national plan aimed at dismantling drug trafficking networks. It is also reviewing the classification of precursor chemicals and psychotropic substances that are used in drug production. In June this year, Shah unveiled the government’s Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029) and the Narcotics Control Bureau Annual Report-2025.
He called the development a “new milestone” in the government’s “zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics”. “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. He said the Centre would act against the entire narcotics ecosystem with such force that “it will not be able to recover for decades. Shah also said the Centre was examining gaps in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
