Operation Trident: 18 held in Northeast crackdown on drug network

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said 18 people were arrested after simultaneous raids at 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on October 23 under Operation Trident. The crackdown targeted a drug network operating across India, Myanmar and Bangladesh, uncovering ₹100 crore in hawala transactions, freezing 1,424 bank accounts and seizing 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh in cash.