Raids on NE drug cartels reveal illicit deals worth Rs 270cr
Indian authorities conducted a massive multi-agency operation across 38 locations to dismantle international narco-hawala networks operating in the northeastern states. The crackdown resulted in the freezing of Rs 270 crore in illicit transactions and the arrest of six individuals linked to cross-border drug trafficking.
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This operation highlights the Indian government's strategic shift toward network-centric enforcement to combat the flow of illegal narcotics and illicit financing from neighboring countries.
NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on cross-border narco-hawala networks in northeastern states, multi-agency search operations by at least 38 teams at 38 locations simultaneously, revealed illicit transactions of over Rs 270 crore, and led to arrest of six people and freezing of over 1,425 mule bank accounts. Properties worth over Rs 26 crore were also frozen or attached during the searches.“Modi govt’s lethal blow against drugs continues... Our agencies launched a barrage of simultaneous crackdowns across 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on Oct 23, smashing an international narco-cartel,” Union home minister Amit Shah said Sunday.
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