27/06/2026
New Delhi, Jun 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday unveiled a comprehensive vision document to strengthen India's fight against narcotics, laying out a roadmap that ranges from dismantling 100 major drug cartels and following the money trail to tightening controls on the diversion of pharmaceutical drugs and expanding de-addiction services.
Launching the "Roadmap for Narcotics Control" at the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD), Shah said the strategy seeks to substantially dismantle the narcotics ecosystem through coordinated action against trafficking, drug abuse, illicit finance and organised criminal networks.
"The Roadmap provides a time-bound national strategy to substantially dismantle the narcotics drug ecosystem and protect future generations through coordinated action against trafficking, abuse, illicit finance and organised criminal networks," the document said.
Among the key proposals is a mission-mode campaign to identify and disman...