India, Myanmar Set to Clamp Down on Drug Trafficking

A Correspondent

New Delhi: India and Myanmar on Tuesday reiterated to take coordinated and concerted actions against drug trafficking between the two countries. The decision was taken in the 4th Director General level talks between India’s Narcotics Control Bureau and Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC), Myanmar on drug trafficking and related matters.

The Indian delegation was led by Abhay, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) while the Myanmar delegation was headed by Brig Gen Win Naing, Joint Secretary, CCDAC, Myanmar, Commander of Drug Enforcement Division.

The two- day bilateral meeting is being organized to take coordinated and concerted actions against drug trafficking between the two countries. During the first day of the meeting, both sides shared mutual concern regarding menace of drugs and resolved to exchange crucial information relating to trafficking of drugs and precursors.

The issues such as trend of illicit poppy cultivation and heroin production in Myanmar including precursor trafficking, cross border trafficking of heroin from Myanmar to India, cross border trafficking of ephedrine/pseudo-ephedrine on Indo-Myanmar Border and trafficking of methamphetamine from Myanmar to India, information on drug trafficking routes, controlled delivery operations, and sharing of best practices and training needs were discussed.

“Both sides exchanged the operational level contacts for sharing of real time information/ intelligence,” a government official privy to the meeting said.

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