India, US Agree On Joint Action Against Emerging Drug Threats

India and the US agreed to undertake coordinated action to address emerging narcotic threats during a recently concluded high-level meeting here.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) hosted the 2nd India-United States of America Drug Policy Executive Working Group Meeting on November 2-3, the federal anti-narcotics agency said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Indian delegation was led by NCB Director General (DG) Anurag, while the US side was



headed by Debbie Seguin, Acting Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). 

Pursuant to the terms of reference of the India-US Drug Policy Framework, the meeting reviewed bilateral cooperation in combatting illicit drug trafficking and identified priority areas for strengthening intelligence sharing, coordinated law enforcement action, precursor control, pharmaceutical supply chain integrity, and drug demand reduction, the statement said.