Kohima: The Karbi Anglong-Nagaland corridor is now a primary pipeline for drug smugglers moving narcotics into Assam. Traffickers are exploiting this route to bypass security, shifting focus from the Golden Triangle through the Indo-Myanmar border. Police are catching more cargo, but the volume remains high.
Recent police busts show the scale of the trade. Officers recovered 3.049 kg of high-grade morphine worth Rs 3 crore from a vehicle headed to Guwahati. Another operation in Karbi Anglong netted 10 kg of opium valued at Rs 70 lakh. Assam reports the highest number of synthetic tablet seizures, while Nagaland sees a surge in illegal pharmaceutical traffic.
State police forces are tightening their grip. Top officials from across the Northeast met to build a joint strategy. Nagaland Director General of Police Rupin Sharma warned criminals, stating, "Traffickers moving drugs from Mizoram or Manipur into Nagaland would now face coordinated surveillance not only in Nagaland but also in Assam and neighbouring states."
Nagaland is rolling out smart cameras, CCTV, and facial recognition at border checkpoints. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has pledged a zero-tolerance policy, backed by beefed-up highway patrols. Intelligence sharing between the Assam Rifles and the Narcotics Control Bureau is sharpening the focus on these transit points to choke off supply lines.
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