Operation Trident, launched on Friday, targeted the Death Triangle Corridor that channels narcotics from Myanmar and Bangladesh into India's northeast, a route that has fed thousands of addicts for decades.
The Central Bureau of Investigation, Narcotics Control Bureau, and the state police forces of Assam, Mizoram and Manipur coordinated the raid. They entered 38 sites, from tea gardens to border checkpoints, and seized 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh in cash. A tea estate owner in Karimganj said the raids lifted the fear that had lingered for months.
After the seizures, the agencies are preparing charge sheets that will be filed in the Guwahati Sessions Court on 5 November. The documents will detail the 18 arrests and the financial trail that stretches across three countries.
Home Minister Amit Shah praised the teams and said the operation "demonstrates our iron will" to crush drug networks. He reiterated the pledge to eradicate every drug network by 31 December 2029.
The crackdown sends a clear message: India’s resolve to clamp down on the drug trade is tightening, and the next wave of operations is likely to focus on dismantling the remaining nodes in the corridor.