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India Targets Darknet Drug Trade With New Crypto Tracking Task Force

India Targets Darknet Drug Trade With New Crypto Tracking Task Force

CoinEditionCoinEdition2026/02/11 14:48
By:CoinEdition

Indian authorities have established a specialized Darknet and Cryptocurrency Task Force directed at identifying and disrupting narcotics trafficking networks that increasingly operate through encrypted online platforms and digital payment systems.

Officials say the new initiative is designed to follow the money as well as the supply chains. Criminal groups increasingly rely on encrypted online marketplaces and crypto-based transactions to move narcotics across borders while hiding their financial trails. Authorities believe targeting these digital channels is essential to disrupting modern trafficking networks.

The newly formed unit will concentrate on several key areas:

  • Monitor suspicious darknet marketplaces linked to illegal drug sales
  • Track cryptocurrency transactions suspected of financing narcotics operations
  • Share real-time intelligence with national and state law enforcement agencies
  • Maintain digital databases to support investigations, arrests, and prosecutions

The program operates in coordination with the Narcotics Control Bureau and other enforcement agencies, allowing cyber intelligence and field operations to work together more closely.

Authorities said that cryptocurrencies themselves are not illegal, but their misuse for criminal activities is receiving greater scrutiny. By combining blockchain-tracking tools with traditional enforcement methods, agencies aim to detect suspicious financial flows and dismantle organized trafficking networks operating online.

The initiative also hints at a broader trend: law-enforcement strategies are adapting as criminal organizations shift from cash-based systems to digital payment methods. Officials say the new task force will help ensure that darknet marketplaces and anonymous crypto payments no longer provide safe channels for illegal drug trade.

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In a statement presented in Parliament by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, officials said the Narco-Coordination (NCORD) mechanism continues to serve as the primary framework for intelligence sharing, joint enforcement planning, and monitoring trafficking trends across the country. 

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