Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Delhi Police Gets Custody of Alleged Drug Kingpin Baisoya
Virender Baisoya is accused by police of helping run a very large illegal drug network.
A Delhi court has allowed police to question him for 10 days.
Police want to learn how the network worked and who helped it in different countries.
They are especially investigating links to Pakistan, Dubai, the United Kingdom and Thailand.
Baisoya was arrested in Dubai and later brought back to India.
He was also questioned by the Narcotics Control Bureau about a separate drug seizure.
Police say the network moved drugs disguised as pharmaceutical chemicals and medicines.
Baisoya and other accused people deny no claims in the report, but the allegations have not been established in court.
A Delhi court granted the Special Cell 10 days to question Virender Baisoya.
Police allege Baisoya operated a Rs 13,000-crore drug syndicate from abroad.
Investigators will examine the syndicate’s alleged links to Pakistan, Dubai, the UK and Thailand.
Baisoya was brought to India after being arrested in Dubai and later taken into NCB custody in Pune.
The Delhi Police chargesheet names 19 accused and alleges cocaine was routed through Gujarat to Delhi-NCR.
- Who
- Virender Baisoya, the Delhi Police Special Cell, and other alleged members of a drug syndicate.
- What
- A Delhi court granted the Special Cell 10 days of custody to question Baisoya about an alleged Rs 13,000-crore drug syndicate.
- When
- Baisoya was produced before a Delhi court on Tuesday after being brought to Delhi on Monday; the underlying seizures occurred in October 2024.
- Where
- The investigation involves Delhi, Gujarat, Pune, Dubai, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Thailand.
- Why
- Police want to investigate Baisoya’s alleged role, funding, international connections and links to other accused people.
- Police custody
- Ten days, ordered by a Delhi court.
- Alleged syndicate value
- Rs 13,000 crore.
- Chargesheeted accused
- Nineteen people were named; 14 had been arrested, while five, including Baisoya, were declared proclaimed offenders.
- Cocaine seizures
- 562 kg was seized in Mahipalpur, 208 kg in Ramesh Nagar, and 518 kg at Aavkar Drugs in Ankleshwar.
- Baisoya’s alleged role
- Police allege he funded the cartel and managed operations from Dubai.
- Separate NCB case
- The NCB Mumbai unit had Baisoya in custody over the seizure of 1,800 kg of mephedrone from Pune and Delhi.
- International routes alleged by police
- Police say drugs entered India from South America via Dubai and were moved through Gujarat to Delhi-NCR.