Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Alleged Delhi Cocaine Kingpin Virender Baisoya Returns to India
Virender Singh Baisoya is accused of helping run a very large drug network.
He had been outside India for nearly two years.
The Narcotics Control Bureau brought him back from the UAE.
Police say the network moved cocaine through businesses that looked legitimate.
They found large amounts of cocaine in Delhi and Gujarat.
Investigators say some drugs came from Colombia and Peru through Dubai.
Fourteen other people have been arrested in the case.
Police now want to question Baisoya because they believe he was a key leader.
Virender Singh Baisoya has returned to India from the UAE after nearly two years away.
Delhi Police allege he led a cocaine network linked to South America and Thailand.
Authorities seized more than Rs 7,000 crore worth of cocaine in Delhi’s largest reported drug haul.
Investigators say cocaine moved through Dubai, Gujarat and legitimate-looking pharmaceutical supply chains.
Fourteen people have been arrested, but police have not yet questioned Baisoya.
- Who
- Virender Singh Baisoya, the man Delhi Police identify as an alleged kingpin, and the Narcotics Control Bureau and Delhi Police investigators.
- What
- Baisoya has returned to India in connection with an alleged industrial-scale cocaine trafficking network.
- When
- He returned after nearly two years abroad; major seizures were made in October 2024, with authorities also reporting seizure figures for 2025 and the first half of 2026.
- Where
- The alleged network involved Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Dubai and supply routes from Colombia and Peru.
- Why
- The Narcotics Control Bureau secured Baisoya’s return so investigators could question him about the network and its alleged cocaine operations in Delhi.
Investigators' Account
Family and Local Accounts
Baisoya's alleged role
Investigators' Account
Delhi Police allege Baisoya was the network’s key leader and a link between handlers abroad and Delhi’s drug market.
Family and Local Accounts
Relatives and neighbours describe him in civilian terms as a contractor, property dealer or businessman, without the police characterization appearing in their accounts.
Nature of the network
Investigators' Account
Investigators say the operation used pharmaceutical companies, ordinary employees, cargo consignments and legitimate trade infrastructure to move cocaine at industrial scale.
Family and Local Accounts
The article does not report a public response from Baisoya or his family directly addressing the police allegations.
- Alleged role
- Delhi Police describe Baisoya as an alleged kingpin or executive head of the cartel.
- Return route
- The Narcotics Control Bureau said it secured his return from the UAE.
- Reported haul
- More than Rs 7,000 crore worth of cocaine was seized in Delhi, according to the report.
- Arrests
- Fourteen people have been arrested in the Delhi case; Baisoya had not yet been questioned.
- October 2024 seizures
- Police recovered 562 kg of cocaine and 40 kg of hydroponic marijuana in Mahipalpur, followed by 208 kg of cocaine in Ramesh Nagar.
- Gujarat recovery
- Investigators recovered another 518 kg of cocaine from a firm in Ankleshwar, valued by officers at about Rs 5,000 crore.
- Reported 2024 cocaine seizures
- Authorities seized 1,293.298 kg of cocaine in cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.