Operation Trident needs to spread its wings countrywide..
SHIMLA/GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI:
IF one goes by the onging operation Trident, then one can say India is aggressively shifting its anti-drug strategy from isolated seizures to the structural annihilation of transnational syndicates.
The government is backing it by a comprehensive national blueprint.
Simultaneous multi-agency raids executed during Operation Trident struck 38 hot spots across Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur to dismantle a sophisticated cross-border network.
Coordinated enforcement teams from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Enforcement Directorate (ED), and state police forces apprehended 18 operators and handlers.
Choking the financial lifeblood of the cartel, investigators froze 1,424 illicit bank accounts and attached illegal properties worth ₹17.82 crore.
Uncovering vast hawala channels, the probe exposed nearly ₹100 crore in illegal money laundering tied to local figures like Lalrampari and Myanmar-based kingpin Thangcintuang.
Seizing lethal contraband, security forces recovered 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh in cash, laying bare the dangerous crossover between drug cartels and subversive logistics.
Shattering political and criminal nexuses, the government has enforced a strict zero-tolerance doctrine designed to ensure that no collaborator is shielded by local influence.
Operating under the Vision Document (2026–2029), the state has institutionalized a four-pillar framework—enforcement, synthetic drug control, demand reduction, and inter-agency coordination.
Mandating asset forfeiture, investigators now utilize the Enforcement Directorate to systematically strip drug syndicates of their capital and illegal economic infrastructure.
Targeting complete eradication, India aims to dismantle every operational drug network and dismantle the narcotics trade permanently by December 31, 2029, claim officials.
