Intelligence inputs warn that drug cartels may attempt to incite violence across Northeast India to disrupt security operations and revive narcotics smuggling routes. Recent NCB seizures, including Yaba tablets worth Rs 50 crore, have intensified concerns ahead of Manipur’s 2027 elections
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a national anti-narcotics roadmap proposing action against 100 major drug cartels, mandatory financial investigations, tighter pharmaceutical controls, AI-enabled border surveillance, expanded de-addiction services and amendments to the NDPS Act to curb drug trafficking
Mexico’s army killed Jalisco cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, prompting retaliatory violence nationwide. The operation, aided by U.S. intelligence cooperation, marks a major blow to organized crime but raises uncertainty over cartel succession and future security risks
The CIA reportedly carried out a drone strike on a Venezuelan docking area used by drug cartels, marking the first US strike on Venezuelan soil since September. The move signals escalation against President Nicolás Maduro amid ongoing counter-narcotics operations
In Hyderabad, a rising number of women are being arrested for smuggling hydroponic ganja, lured by the promise of big money from drug cartels. In two separate incidents at RGI Airport in the past fortnight, women were caught carrying large quantities of the substance, having traveled through international routes such as Dubai and Bangkok.
