New Delhi, April 26 -- In a significant step towards tackling the growing threat of online drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has launched "Operation WIPE" (Web-based Illicit Activities Prevention & Enforcement). The operation aims to prevent the misuse of online platforms for the illegal sale and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs regulated under the NDPS Act.

According to a press release, the initiative builds upon the success of an earlier crackdown in July 2025 under Operation MED-MAX, wherein NCB dismantled a highly sophisticated transnational drug trafficking syndicate operating across Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia with the help of US DEA ( Drug Enforcement Administration ), AFP ( Australian Federal...