Overview

• Launched in 2024 after two rhinoceros killings, the drive unites Assam Police and the Forest Department in a sustained anti-poaching campaign
• Authorities have detained 42 suspected poachers across eight districts, with Biswanath accounting for the largest share at 18 arrests
• Officials credit a mix of extensive on-ground intelligence gathering and sophisticated digital surveillance for enabling precise crackdowns
• Investigators uncovered six major poaching gangs operating interstate and across the Myanmar border to traffic rhino horns
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized the zero-tolerance policy and pledged to keep Operation Falcon active until poaching is eliminated