Context:
The Narcotics Control Bureau has reported that Myanmar has emerged as an alternative global source of opium after the Taliban’s drug ban in Afghanistan. India’s eastern borders, especially the Manipur corridor, have become vulnerable to heroin and methamphetamine trafficking.
Explanation:
- Opium is obtained from the poppy plant and is used to produce narcotic drugs such as heroin.
- The Golden Triangle refers to the drug-producing region around Myanmar, Laos and Thailand.
- The Golden Crescent refers to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, historically linked with opium production.
- Myanmar shares a long and porous border with India’s Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Free Movement Regime (FMR) earlier allowed limited cross-border movement among border communities, but it also raised security concerns.
- National Highway 102 through Manipur is significant for connectivity but can be misused for trafficking routes.
- Drug trafficking is linked to organised crime, insurgency financing, border management challenges and internal security threats.
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