Led by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), officials of multiple enforcement agencies discussed joint strategies for fight against drug traffickers, with emphasis on adopting a network-centric approach, at the third Quarterly State-Level Joint Co-ordination Committee (JCC) meeting for Assam, an official said on Saturday.
“The meeting was convened at Police Headquarters in Guwahati to further strengthen inter-agency coordination and enhance collective efforts to effectively address emerging narcotics threats,” an NCB official said in a post on social media platform X. The meeting was chaired by NCB Deputy Director General (North Eastern Region) R. Sudhakar, the official said.
Officials from NIA, ED, DRI, BSF, CRPF, SSB, RPF, Customs, Income Tax, SIB, State ANTF and other agencies, along with SPs from 13 sensitive districts of Assam attended the meeting.
Discussions focused on Assam’s narcotics scenario, emerging trafficking routes, operational challenges and significant NDPS cases, with emphasis on adopting a network-centric approach to dismantle entire drug trafficking networks. The effective utilisation of NIDAN Portal, NATGRID and FIU-related inputs for intelligence development and investigation was also deliberated upon. The achievements of Operation Trident, a joint NCB-ED-Mizoram Police operation involving 38 teams conducting simultaneous searches at 38 locations across three Northeastern states, were highlighted.
The SPs from sensitive districts shared district-specific narcotics trends and enforcement challenges. The meeting reaffirmed the collective commitment of all agencies towards seamless intelligence sharing, coordinated enforcement, financial investigations and dismantling organised drug trafficking networks in Assam in furtherance of vision of a Nasha Mukt Bharat.
