Associated News Bureau

J&K, Ladakh Enforcement Authorities Review Coordinated Measures Against Drug Trafficking

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 08: ANB: The 2nd UT-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting on narcotics control for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh was held at the Police Control Room, Srinagar, to review and strengthen coordinated efforts against drug trafficking.Police said in a statement issued to Associated News Bureau (ANB) that the meeting was jointly chaired by the Deputy Director General (DDG), North-West Region, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and the Inspector General of Police, Crime/Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), J&K Police.Senior officers from various enforcement and stakeholder agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Border Security Force (BSF), State Drug Controller, Intelligence Bureau (IB), Customs, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Income Tax Department and National Investigation Agency (NIA), besides District SSPs of Jammu, Srinagar and Ganderbal, participated in the meeting. According to the statement, the participating agencies shared their experiences and enforcement initiatives and deliberated on emerging trends in drug trafficking, inter-State linkages, illicit cultivation, information sharing, joint investigations, financial investigations and effective prosecution. The meeting also discussed measures for sincere and effective implementation of the ‘Vision Document on Drug Control (2026–2029)’, presented by Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah during the 10th apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) held in New Delhi on June 26, 2026.Police said the meeting highlighted the importance of adopting a network-centric approach to combat the drug menace and disrupt trafficking networks. The participants further emphasised the need for stronger inter-agency coordination, joint interrogation, effective financial investigations and greater utilisation of available information-sharing mechanisms. The meeting concluded with a call for sustained cooperation among all stakeholder agencies and the adoption of a Whole-of-Government approach to detect, disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking networks across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, the statement said. ANB