Amit Shah says Operation Trident busted international narco-cartel across 3 states, Rs 100 crore hawala trail unearthed

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said agencies had conducted simultaneous crackdowns at 38 locations across Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23 under Operation Trident, targeting an international narcotics cartel.

In a post on X, Shah said the operation uncovered ₹100 crore worth of hawala transactions, led to the freezing of 1,424 bank accounts and the attachment of properties worth ₹17.82 crore. Agencies also seized 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh in cash, while 18 people were arrested, he said.

Shah said the network trafficked narcotics across the borders of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh through the Death Triangle Corridor.


"The offensive attests to India’s Himalayan resolve to realise the mission of eradicating every drug network by 31 December 2029. India will hammer until the last nail is driven into the coffin of drug cartels," he said.

He congratulated the anti-narcotics team comprising central agencies and the police forces of the three states for their role in the operation.