Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has warned drug trafficking networks that changing their routes will not weaken the government's campaign against narcotics.
In a statement posted on August 27, the Chief Minister said that drug traffickers, facing sustained enforcement action in Assam, were attempting to use a new route from Myanmar through Arunachal Pradesh. He said the authorities would continue their campaign against the drug trade regardless of attempts by trafficking networks to change their routes.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma warned drug traffickers against assuming that changing routes would help them evade enforcement.
He said traffickers were attempting a route from Myanmar through Arunachal Pradesh.
The Chief Minister said Assam's anti-drug campaign would continue.
Cross-border drug trafficking along the Indo-Myanmar border remains a major security concern.
Official government information confirms that traffickers exploit difficult border terrain and alternative routes.
Sarma said the government's anti-drug resolve remained unchanged and warned that traffickers would continue to face action.
The development comes amid broader concerns over cross-border narcotics trafficking along the Indo-Myanmar border. The Union government has said trafficking syndicates exploit porous and unfenced stretches of the border, as well as forest routes, foot tracks and hilly terrain, to move narcotics.
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Why This Matters
The statement highlights how drug-trafficking networks can adapt their routes when enforcement pressure increases. The suspected shift towards alternative routes through the Northeast underlines the need for stronger intelligence sharing and coordination among central and state agencies.
