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Indian narcotics enforcement and trafficking crackdowns

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Indian law enforcement agencies have conducted multiple operations targeting drug trafficking networks through both financial crackdowns and direct narcotics seizures. In early August, police in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh focused on dismantling the financial infrastructure of traffickers. In Shimla, authorities froze assets valued at approximately Rs 2.09 crore following the arrest of Deepak Kumar, an alleged key operator of a heroin transport network. In Leh, district police seized movable property from a habitual offender under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. By mid-August, joint operations in the Northeast yielded significant results. In Mizoram’s Saihaul district, the Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police seized approximately 12.09 crore rupees worth of heroin. In Assam’s Cachar district, police recovered 50,000 Yaba tablets valued at 10 crore rupees. Throughout August, combined efforts in Assam seized roughly 1.1 lakh Yaba tablets and 223 grams of heroin, valued at over 28 crore rupees. In late August, security forces in Manipur recovered 90,000 Yaba tablets valued at approximately Rs 27 crore and 48 kg of suspected opium in Senapati District. In Assam, the Special Task Force (STF) arrested three traffickers in Guwahati, seizing 397 grams of suspected heroin, and arrested Fazal Islam Barbhuiyan, an alleged operative of the Pakistan-based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN). Recent operations have seen massive seizures under ‘Operation Vajra 2.0’, where the Central Bureau of Narcotics intercepted a truck containing over 6.6 million psychotropic tablets. In ~~late August and~~ early September, Mizoram Police conducted raids resulting in the ~~Assam Rifles continued targeting trans-border smuggling. On August 31, they seized 9,500 Yaba tablets~~ seizure of methamphetamine, heroin, and other contraband valued at approximately Rs ~~38 lakh~~ 14.77 crore, including 12.746 kg of methamphetamine in ~~North Tripura. On August 28,~~ Saitual district. In Aizawl district, a joint operation involving the Assam Rifles ~~seized 130 grams~~ and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) recovered 6.991 kg of ~~heroin worth approximately Rs 24 lakh in Arunachal Pradesh, apprehending two Myanmar nationals.~~ methamphetamine tablets valued at roughly 5.59 crore rupees.

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