Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Drug kingpin Basoya remanded to NCB custody till August 21
A man named Virender Singh Basoya is accused of being a very important person in a big drug-selling network.
Drugs are illegal and can hurt people, so special police teams work hard to stop them.
Basoya was living in the UAE, but police brought him back to India to face questions.
A court in Pune decided he should stay with the Narcotics Control Bureau, the special drug police, until August 21.
The police say they have found a huge amount of a drug called mephedrone — about 9,000 kilograms in total.
They also recovered big quantities of the drug in the Indian cities of Pune and Delhi.
The police think Basoya planned the illegal business while staying in another country.
Police from India and other countries worked together, and an international alert called a Red Notice was issued.
His lawyer said the police only needed four days with him, but the court allowed custody until August 21.
The police still want to question him to find and catch the other people in the network.
A Pune court remanded alleged drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya, recently extradited from the UAE, to NCB custody till August 21.
The prosecution said about 9,000 kg of mephedrone had been seized during operations by the NCB and the police.
Investigations recovered approximately 867 kg of mephedrone from Pune and 970 kg from Delhi, totaling about 1,837 kg.
Basoya is suspected of coordinating the drug syndicate from abroad, and an Interpol Red Notice was issued against him in November 2025.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called Basoya's return from the UAE a 'new milestone' in the policy of zero tolerance against narcotics.
- Who
- Virender Singh Basoya, an alleged drug kingpin extradited from the UAE, and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which sought his custody.
- What
- A Pune court remanded Basoya to NCB custody until August 21 in connection with a multi-crore mephedrone trafficking case.
- When
- On Sunday, after a Delhi court granted a three-day transit remand on Friday; custody runs till August 21.
- Where
- Pune, India; Basoya was extradited from the UAE, having reportedly fled to Dubai.
- Why
- Basoya is suspected of coordinating a major drug trafficking syndicate linked to large mephedrone seizures in Pune and Delhi.
- Accused
- Virender Singh Basoya, alleged drug kingpin
- Remand
- NCB custody till August 21
- Extradited from
- UAE
- Total mephedrone recovered
- Approximately 1,837 kg (867 kg from Pune, 970 kg from Delhi)
- Total mephedrone seized in operations
- Approximately 9,000 kg
- Interpol Red Notice
- Issued November 2025
- Initial case trigger
- 500 grams of mephedrone seized in Pune in 2024
- Home Minister
- Amit Shah called the extradition a 'new milestone' in zero-tolerance policy
