- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) launched 'Operation Trident' targeting drug trafficking networks. - 38 teams conducted simultaneous raids across 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur. - The operation highlights the government's zero-tolerance policy against drug cartels and narco-terrorism in the Northeast region. - **Operation Trident:** A coordinated counter-narcotics crackdown launched by the Narcotics Control Bureau across Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur, targeting transnational drug cartels and financial hawala networks along the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh border. - **Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB):** The apex nodal agency in India responsible for combating drug trafficking and abuse under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. **Introduction** The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) launched 'Operation Trident', executing coordinated simultaneous strikes across 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur to dismantle drug trafficking rings in Northeast India. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) launched 'Operation Trident' targeting drug trafficking networks. - 38 teams conducted simultaneous raids across 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur. - The operation highlights the government's zero-tolerance policy against drug cartels and narco-terrorism in the Northeast region. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Operation Trident:** A coordinated counter-narcotics crackdown launched by the Narcotics Control Bureau across Assam, Mizoram, and Manipur, targeting transnational drug cartels and financial hawala networks along the India-Myanmar-Bangladesh border. - **Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB):** The apex nodal agency in India responsible for combating drug trafficking and abuse under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs.