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Facets of drug trafficking in Manipur, a border state of India: volumes, ethnicity and value

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  • Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma
  • Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam

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Purpose - Drug trafficking in the tiny state of Manipur, located in the northeastern part of India bordering Myanmar, has drawn attention from all over the globe looking at the scale and varieties of drugs trafficked, ranging from plant-based opiates to synthetic-based amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS). Moreover, drug trafficking in the region also comes with many socio-political dynamics such as high per-capita drug consumption, local drug manufacturing units, terror funding from drug money, politician–drug lord nexus, police–peddler nexus. Design/methodology/approach - The study is based on data from the years 2007 to 2023 accessed from the Narcotics and Affairs of Borders, a specialized branch of Manipur Police, Government of Manipur. The study also tries to estimate the state’s drug economy using the Financial Action Task Force and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime methodology. Findings - The study finds seizure of a massive cache of heroin/brown sugar, and ATS in the past 4–5 years. The study also finds large-scale destruction of poppy plants in the state. The study also finds a high percentage of ethnic minority communities involved in drug trafficking. The study found the value amounting to US$62m in 2022. The study also comes across low conviction rates of drug traffickers in the state. Originality/value - The study emphasizes the need for expediting the War on Drugs campaign in the state curtailing poppy cultivation and conviction of drug lords so that the nerve center of terror funding in India’s eastern front is kept under control.

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  • Hanjabam Isworchandra Sharma & Shukhdeba Sharma Hanjabam, 2024. "Facets of drug trafficking in Manipur, a border state of India: volumes, ethnicity and value," Journal of Money Laundering Control, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 28(1), pages 142-159, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jmlcpp:jmlc-05-2024-0093
    DOI: 10.1108/JMLC-05-2024-0093
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