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Shah sets 2029 target for dismantling India’s drug trade

Source: The Hindu · 22 Sep 2026, 16:08 UTC
Shah sets 2029 target for dismantling India’s drug trade
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India’s drug trade should be uprooted by the end of 2029, The Hindu reported. Speaking at a national conference, he urged agencies to dismantle complete trafficking networks by following money, tracing digital connections and attacking cartel profits.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the country’s drug trade should be uprooted by the end of 2029, The Hindu reported. Addressing a national conference, Shah said enforcement agencies needed to focus on dismantling entire trafficking chains rather than limiting their efforts to individual seizures or arrests. He identified financial investigations, the tracing of digital links and action against the profits generated by drug cartels as key parts of that approach.

The supplied report does not provide further details about the conference, the agencies involved or the measures planned to meet the 2029 target. It also does not specify how progress towards the goal will be assessed.

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