Senior officials from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh gathered in Chandigarh to oversee important cases and discuss improving financial investigations and collaboration between agencies. This meeting, part of the NCB’s routine regional gatherings, aims to enhance enforcement based on data and facilitate joint investigations. The officials reviewed ongoing crucial cases, emphasized the need for better inter-agency coordination, exchanged legal insights, and explored increased cooperation, including backing for Blue and Red Corner Notices against drug offenders.
The NCB organized the Quarterly State-Level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh in Chandigarh to strengthen anti-narcotics intelligence and enforcement coordination among Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (DLEAs). Chaired by the NCB’s DDG for the NW Region, the meeting, conducted in a hybrid format, involved the Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), Drug Controllers from the three regions, as well as representatives from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other relevant bodies. Similar regional meetings were also held in Guwahati and Kolkata on Saturday.
In Guwahati, the NCB convened the Quarterly State-Level JCC meeting for Assam at the Police HQ to enhance coordination in narco intelligence and enforcement. Led by the NCB’s DDG for the NE Region, the meeting brought together officers from various agencies, including NIA, ED, Customs, DRI, Income Tax, and security forces, to discuss aspects like terror and hawala-related drug cases, financial investigations, and collaborative efforts in tackling complex drug cases. The focus was on leveraging data-driven enforcement tools and sharing information among agencies for effective action against drug-related crimes.
The Kolkata meeting, chaired by the NCB’s DDG for the Eastern Region, saw the active participation of Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, NIA, Customs, DRI, Income Tax, ANTF, SIB, and the State Excise Department. Key discussion points included enhancing inter-agency coordination, sharing real-time intelligence ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls, disrupting drug networks, invoking PIT NDPS, and utilizing tools like NIDAAN and NATGRID for comprehensive investigations. The meeting also stressed joint interrogations and wider outreach through the MANAS helpline-1933 for combating drug-related challenges.
