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Agencies pledge coordinated strategy against drug trafficking in Gujarat
Police agencies from all over India are working together to stop bad people who sell illegal drugs.
They met in a city called Ahmedabad in Gujarat to talk about how to work together.
Important police leaders led the meeting and many different agencies came to help.
They shared secret information and talked about cases involving drugs.
Some cases were about drugs moving between different states.
They also talked about money and how to investigate crimes better.
The goal is to catch the people who organize drug sales.
Similar meetings happened in Bhopal and Guwahati on the same day.
Everyone promised to keep working together to make India free of drugs.
This helps keep communities safe from harmful drugs.
NCB held its Second Quarter State-level JCC Meeting of 2026 for Gujarat in Ahmedabad.
Manish Kumar, NCB Deputy Director General (Western Region), chaired and Rajiv Ahir co-chaired the meeting.
Multiple agencies reaffirmed commitment to collaborative efforts against drug trafficking in Gujarat.
NCB presented two significant NDPS cases and DRI presented one case during the deliberations.
Similar quarterly JCC meetings for 2026 were also held in Bhopal for Madhya Pradesh and Guwahati for Assam.
- Who
- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), chaired by Deputy Director General Manish Kumar, co-chaired by Intelligence Bureau Additional Director Rajiv Ahir, with multiple agencies including DRI, NIA, Customs, BSF and the Indian Coast Guard.
- What
- Second Quarter State-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of 2026 for Gujarat, focused on strengthening intelligence sharing, financial investigation and coordinated enforcement against drug trafficking.
- Where
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for the main meeting; Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and Guwahati, Assam, for the concurrent meetings.
- When
- The Gujarat meeting was held on Wednesday, with a statement released on Thursday; the JCC meetings for Madhya Pradesh and Assam were held on Thursday.
- Why
- To strengthen joint strategies and inter-agency coordination against drug trafficking and organised narcotics networks, supporting a Drug-Free India.
Key facts
- Event
- Second Quarter State-level Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting of 2026 for Gujarat
- Organizer
- Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
- Chairpersons
- Manish Kumar (NCB Deputy Director General, Western Region) and Rajiv Ahir (Intelligence Bureau Additional Director)
- Location and Date
- Ahmedabad, held Wednesday; statement on Thursday
- Key discussions
- Intelligence sharing, financial investigation, Vision Document on Narcotics Control, Action Taken Report of previous JCC meeting
- Cases presented
- Two significant NDPS cases by NCB and one by DRI
- Participating agencies
- ANTF, DRI, NIA, Customs, BSF, Indian Coast Guard, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, State Drug Controller
- Related meetings
- JCC meetings for Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) and Assam (Guwahati)
Sources
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