Overview
- The announcement came at the 9th apex NCORD meeting in New Delhi, hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau with senior central and state officials.
- The drive targets kingpins, financiers and logistics networks through hotspot mapping, 360‑degree investigations, and action on hawala and darknet channels.
- Agencies will operate to defined roles with measurable targets and time‑bound reviews under detailed roadmaps extending to 2029.
- State police are to create permanent mission‑mode teams coordinated through intelligence inputs and AI tools to strengthen field operations.
- Shah pressed for higher conviction rates via timely charge sheets and greater use of Forensic Science Laboratories, and cited sharper enforcement with seizures of Rs 1.71 lakh crore in 2014–2025 versus Rs 40,000 crore in 2004–2013.