Northeast Drug Cartels Pivot to Synthetic Drugs, Exploit Digital Tools and Porous Borders

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Drug syndicates operating in Northeast India are increasingly shifting from traditional narcotics to synthetic drugs sourced from Myanmar. Traffickers are leveraging social media platforms and encrypted messaging apps to coordinate their operations. Smugglers exploit poorly monitored border stretches and forest routes to move contraband across boundaries. Narcotics are hidden within legitimate cargo shipments and passenger vehicles to avoid detection. The Moreh-Tamu border crossing has emerged as a critical transit corridor for these illegal drug networks.

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