Archive · 17 Sep 2025
India Intensifies Drug War Amidst Foreign Traffickers and Border Smuggling
Imagine lots of people from different countries are caught bringing drugs into India.
The police have arrested many people, especially from Nepal, Nigeria, and Myanmar.
These drugs often come from places like Pakistan and Myanmar, using borders and boats to sneak them in.
The government is working hard to stop this, catching not just small-time drug dealers, but the big bosses too.
They are using technology and working with other countries to try and solve the issue.
660 foreign nationals arrested in India for drug trafficking in 2024.
Nepal, Nigeria, and Myanmar had the highest number of arrests.
Drug trafficking via drones reported in Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu & Kashmir.
Heroin and synthetic drugs are major concerns, sourced from the Death Crescent and Death Triangle.
Government aims to target all levels of drug cartels with advanced strategies.
- Who
- NCB, Anti-narcotics agencies, Foreign Nationals
- What
- Arrests of foreign nationals for drug trafficking, increased drug smuggling from neighboring countries.
- When
- Recent data presented at the NCB conference.
- Where
- Across India; Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, North-eastern states, coastal routes.
- Why
- India's location near major drug producing regions, increased demand, and exploitation of various routes.
Law Enforcement Actions
Drug Cartels
Focus
Law Enforcement Actions
Prioritizing arrests of key figures in drug operations.
Drug Cartels
Expanding the drug operations
- Foreign National Arrests (2024)
- 660
- Top Countries of Origin
- Nepal, Nigeria, Myanmar
- Drug Sources
- Death Crescent/Triangle
- Heroin Seizures (Punjab, 2024)
- 187.149 kg
- Cocaine Seizures (Rajasthan, 2024)
- 39.155 kg
