Operation Kavach 14.0 anti-narcotics drive

Notes

• Operation Kavach 14.0: A 48-hour anti-narcotics drive in Delhi resulting in 255 arrests and 212 cases registered under the NDPS Act.
• The operation involved 4,035 locations across 15 police districts, supervised by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force.
• Vision Document on Drug Control (2026-2029): A national strategy framework focused on 'detect, disrupt and destroy' to dismantle drug trafficking networks.
• Proposed NDPS Act amendments: Aim to address regulatory gaps, emerging challenges, and promote a reformative approach toward drug addiction.
• Strategic shift: Moving from targeting individual carriers to dismantling entire drug trafficking networks and organised criminal syndicates.
• Institutional measures: Proposal for exclusive NDPS courts for speedy convictions and the use of AI-enabled profiling for interdiction across land, sea, and air routes.
• Financial enforcement: Focus on evidence-based identification, freezing, and seizure of proceeds of crime to prevent their return to accused parties.
• Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD): Apex-level body coordinating over 40 ministries, agencies, and state governments under a unified national framework.

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This is day 1 of 2 in Assam anti-narcotics operations and policy, which has been running since 27 June 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

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