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Operation Global Hunt: An India-Interpol Plan To Track Down Fugitives
India launched Operation Global Hunt, a multi-agency effort with Interpol to locate and repatriate fugitives who commit crimes in India and flee abroad. The operation draws on Interpol notices and dossiers, with reported arrests, deportations, and 2025 drug-seizure statistics cited as part of the effort.
Why It Matters
The plan represents an intensified, international-cooperation approach to cross-border crime and drug trafficking, potentially influencing extradition processes and global law-enforcement collaboration.
Timeline
6 Events
Targets and scope of Operation Global Hunt
May 1, 2026
The operation targets criminals linked to international drug syndicates and organised crime networks, with a focus on a drug-terror network operating from foreign soil.
Operation Global Hunt launched with Interpol collaboration
May 1, 2026
The government launched Operation Global Hunt, directing central agencies to work with Interpol and conduct joint operations worldwide, including submitting comprehensive dossiers to foreign governments.
Framework for Operation Global Hunt formulated during Interpol conference
May 1, 2026
The framework for Operation Global Hunt was formulated by Indian agencies during a previous Interpol conference.
Jaswinder Singh alias 'Jazz' and Sunny Kalra in Dubai custody; 11 key figures identified
May 1, 2026
Investigating agencies identified 11 figures linked to the drug-terror network. Jaswinder Singh alias 'Jazz' and Sunny Kalra are reportedly in the custody of the Dubai Police.
Salim Ismail Dola deported from Istanbul
May 1, 2026
Indian security agencies reportedly deported Salim Ismail Dola, a close associate of Dawood Ibrahim, from Istanbul back to India.
2025: Large-scale drug seizures and law enforcement outcomes
2025
133,000 kg of drugs were seized in 2025, with 77,000 kg destroyed. 37 Interpol notices were issued, and 265 drug offenders convicted. Five fugitives were repatriated to India.