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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:07 AM1 min readVerified Wire
Operation Trident: India’s Biggest Strike Against Drug Cartels Yet? | The Hindu Editorial

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Operation Trident, a major anti-narcotics crackdown targeting an international syndicate operating across the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh corridor, marks a significant escalation in India’s fight against drug trafficking.
The operation follows broader efforts under the government’s Vision Document on Drug Control 2026-2029, which aims to dismantle major drug cartels, improve prosecution rates and eliminate organised narcotics networks by the end of 2029.
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