NCB and Goa ANTIF Hold Second Joint Coordination Meeting to Combat Drug Trafficking

New Delhi, August 8: In a bid to strengthen collaborative efforts against organized drug trafficking, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General (SWR) Vishal M. Sanap and Goa Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Inspector General K. R. Chaurasia co-chaired the second Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for the Goa zone in 2026.

The NCB shared images from the meeting on the social media platform ‘X’. The meeting included senior officials from Goa Police, Customs, DRI, ED, IB, the Postal Department, FDA, and police units from Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.

Discussions primarily focused on the NCB’s Vision Document (2026–2029), emerging trends in trafficking, drug smuggling from prisons, the use of drones for trafficking, cryptocurrency-related money laundering, seizures at Goa Airport, and smuggling via postal services.

The meeting also addressed strengthening financial investigations in intermediate quantity cases, effectively utilizing the PITNDPS Act against habitual offenders, timely sharing of intelligence, joint inquiries, and identifying clandestine drug laboratories through Red Flag Indicators (RFIs).

Additionally, the issue of selling tapentadol and other prescription medications without proper prescriptions was discussed with the FDA, along with measures to enhance enforcement. The conversation also touched on withdrawing cases in appropriate situations and deporting foreign nationals involved in drug offenses.

All participating agencies reaffirmed their commitment to effectively tackle drug trafficking and dismantle organized narcotics networks through enhanced coordination, intelligence sharing, and joint enforcement efforts.

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