{"id":361762,"date":"2026-04-29T18:31:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361762"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:01:48","slug":"operation-global-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-global-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Global-Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Recently, the NCB secured the return of Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged international drug trafficker and a close associate of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, from Turkey, who was the first target under Operation Global-Hunt.<\/p>\n<h2>About Operation Global-Hunt<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361771\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361771\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-361771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images.png?resize=226%2C223&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Operation Global-Hunt\" width=\"226\" height=\"223\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Operation Global-Hunt is a mission launched <strong>to dismantle 100 drug networks run by India\u2019s fugitives abroad,<\/strong> including in <strong>Dubai, Canada and Europe.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched by:<\/strong> It has been launched by the<strong> Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to track down traffickers through coordinated efforts among central agencies and using Interpol Red Notices and seize their assets within India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note: <\/strong>India is a <strong>signatory to the single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961,<\/strong> as amended by the 1972 Protocol,<strong> the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> The mission focuses on a most-wanted list of traffickers involved in the supply of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, and synthetic drugs entering India.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementation strategy:<\/strong> NCB has submitted a three-year roadmap to the Union Home Ministry for Operation Global-Hunt:\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0It was decided that all stakeholder departments across states will jointly <strong>launch a three-year nationwide campaign against drug abuse.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The operational framework for each pillar of the anti-drug strategy will be <strong>clearly defined, specific and measurable targets<\/strong> will be set, and <strong>regular reviews will be conducted<\/strong> to ensure accountability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2><strong>About Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> NCB was constituted by the Government of India in<strong> 1986 under<\/strong> the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drug-usage-and-the-ndps-act\/\"> Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry:<\/strong> It is the <strong>apex coordinating agency<\/strong> under the<strong> Ministry of Home Affairs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> It is located in <strong>New Delhi.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Motto:<\/strong> It has the motto of<strong> Intelligence, Enforcement, and Coordination.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mission:<\/strong> Its mission is to<strong> prevent and combat the abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions:<\/strong> Following unctions are performed by NCB:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coordination among various Central and State Agencies<\/strong> engaged in drug law enforcement;<\/li>\n<li>Assisting States in enhancing their <strong>drug law enforcement effort;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Collection and dissemination of intelligence<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Analysis<\/strong> of seizure data, study of trends and modus operandi;<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of <strong>National Drug Enforcement Statistics<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liaison with International agencies<\/strong> such as UNDCP, INCB, INTERPOL, Customs Cooperation Council, RILO etc;<\/li>\n<li><strong>National contact point<\/strong> for intelligence and investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the NCB secured the return of Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged international drug trafficker and a close associate of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, from Turkey, who was the first target under Operation Global-Hunt. About Operation Global-Hunt Operation Global-Hunt is a mission launched to dismantle 100 drug networks run by India\u2019s fugitives abroad, including&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-global-hunt\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Operation Global-Hunt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1244,12039],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-361762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-internal-security","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}