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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Narco-terrorism is the convergence of drug trafficking and terrorist violence, in which insurgent or terrorist organizations finance, protect, or conduct narcotics operations.
- How does narco-terrorism differ from ordinary organised crime?
- Which laws does India use to prosecute narco-terrorism?
- What are the main models of crime-terror convergence?
- Why is synthetic drug trafficking changing narco-terrorism?

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Narco-terrorism is the convergence of drug trafficking and terrorist violence, in which insurgent or terrorist organizations finance, protect, or conduct narcotics operations.

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In 2021, Indian authorities seized nearly 3,000 kilograms of heroin at Gujarat's Mundra Port, a consignment the NIA investigated for links between Afghan narcotics networks and terror financing.

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