Operation Trident Dismantles Drug Cartels; 18 Arrested in Multi-State Raids

Central agencies and police from Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur executed Operation Trident, conducting raids across 38 locations to dismantle cross-border drug networks. The crackdown resulted in 18 arrests, the seizure of 500 detonators, 12 lakh rupees in cash, and the discovery of 100 crore rupees in hawala transactions.

Authorities also froze 1,424 bank accounts and attached properties valued at 17.82 crore rupees. The operation targeted trafficking networks operating along the borders of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Investigations into international linkages are currently ongoing as agencies continue to pursue the criminal syndicate.

Editor's note: The brief omits the specific detail that Operation Trident targeted Bangladesh and Myanmar borders, and it includes extra, unrelated news about an air show and election allegations.