Pune, A Pune court on Sunday remanded alleged drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya, who was recently extradited from the UAE, to the NCB’s custody till August 21.
His name has surfaced in several drug-related cases and there is a possibility that he is a key figure in a major drug trafficking racket. The Pune Police had also seized a large quantity of drugs during operations in Vishrantwadi and Delhi. There are multiple accused in this case, and Basoya needs to be interrogated about the role of all the other accused.
Supplying narcotic drugs is a serious offence, the prosecution noted, adding that around 9,000 kg of mephedrone had been seized during operations carried out by the NCB and the police. After hearing both sides, the court remanded Basoya to NCB’s custody till August 21.
The prosecution told the court that the accused stayed abroad for a long time. The search for the remaining accused in this case is also underway, the prosecution said and sought Basoya’s NCB custody for six days. Basoya’s lawyer, however, said his client should be remanded to only four days of NCB custody.
A Delhi court on Friday allowed the Narcotics Control Bureau’s plea seeking three-day transit remand of Basoya, accused in a multi-crore drug haul, to produce him before a Pune court. On Sunday, Basoya was produced before a Pune court under heavy police security.
