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Wazir Bhullar's Son Navpreet Singh: Guru's Murder, Bhutan-Dubai Route to Becoming Turkey's Drug Nawab
- •Delhi Police Special Cell brought Navpreet Singh from Turkey to India on October 3, wanted in a 2021 case involving the recovery of approximately 360 kg of heroin valued over one thousand crore rupees.
- •Navpreet Singh alias Nav Bhullar alias Nawab Virk, from Wazir Bhullar village in Amritsar, allegedly rose to become a major figure in the international drug trafficking network.
- •Navpreet allegedly orchestrated the murder of his mentor, Harpreet Singh alias Chintu, who introduced him to the world of crime, to take over his entire drug network.
- •After fleeing India, Navpreet created a new identity as Nawab Virk in Turkey, obtaining Turkish citizenship on July 14, 2020, and establishing a foreign trade company 'Virk and Kunar Ticaret Ltd. Şti'.
- •An October 2024 operation in Baba Bakala uncovered 98 kg of heroin, 31.930 kg of caffeine anhydrous, 17 kg of dextromethorphan (DMR), and 6 pistols, revealing Navpreet's network in India.
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After fleeing to Turkey via Bhutan and Dubai, Navpreet Singh allegedly acquired citizenship under the name Nawab Virk and operated his international drug trafficking network under the guise of an Istanbul-based foreign trade company called Virk and Kunar Ticaret Ltd. Şti.
The network was uncovered following an operation on October 26, 2024, when police stopped a car in Baba Bakala and apprehended two individuals with 7 kg of heroin, which subsequently led them to a rented safe house containing massive quantities of drugs and weapons.
His associated cases include the recovery of 54 kg of opium in Jalandhar Rural, approximately 360 kg of heroin recovered by the Delhi Police Special Cell, and a later haul of 98 kg of heroin alongside cutting agents and weapons in Baba Bakala.
