Taliban militants prepare to expand drug trade in India

Kabul, Dt

In addition to seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have also seized the global heroin trade. The Taliban is now preparing to expand the drug trade in India as well as the world. With the help of Pakistan's spy agency ISI, the Taliban are likely to conspire to smuggle drugs into India through six routes. Rs. It has been revealed that the Taliban in Afghanistan is behind the Rs 500 crore heroin.

As soon as the US announced its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban began occupying one area after another in Afghanistan. The Taliban started it from Zaranj district. The Zaranj area is notorious for the production of heroin and opium. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 's 2020 survey on drugs and crime, political instability and conflict in Afghanistan have led to an 8% increase in opium poppy cultivation in areas including Zaranj. The illicit trade in heroin and opium continues unabated, regardless of who rules Afghanistan.

However, now that the Taliban have come to power in Afghanistan, global funding has stopped flowing into the country. As a result, heroin and opium are the biggest sources of income for the Taliban. Through this business the Taliban run the black law. Earlier this trade was done secretly, but now it will be done openly. According to sources, the Taliban believe that India is a major market for narco-terrorism for them, from which they can increase their income. At the same time, Pakistan and China can also pursue their own interests by supporting the Taliban in these conspiracies.

Pakistan's spy agency ISI has prepared the Taliban to smuggle drugs into India through routes like Mumbai, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Kutch-Jamnagar. The Kandla port in the Gulf of Kutch is also an open route to reach India from Karachi, and a ton of drugs can reach India if the container also reaches here.

The cost of these drugs in Afghanistan is Rs 1 lakh per kg while in India it is Rs 4 crore per kg. According to a top Delhi Police official, drugs worth Rs 500 crore were seized in Delhi in July 2011. During his investigation, his wire was found to be linked to the Taliban. The drugs were brought to Mumbai via Iran.