India, May 2 -- In a decisive move against transnational crime, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has launched Operation Global-Hunt, a three-year strategic offensive targeting approximately 100 international drug networks operated by Indian fugitives from safe havens in Dubai, Canada, Europe and beyond.

The operation envisaged during an Interpol conference and backed by a detailed roadmap submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), leverages Interpol Red Notices, asset freezes and coordinated raids with foreign agencies to hunt, arrest and repatriate kingpins, often via special flights after dossiers are submitted to host governments.

The first major victory came on April 28, 2026, when NCB secured the deportation of Mohammad Sal...