The first Director General levels talks between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India and Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), Sri Lanka was held at New Delhi today. Both sides shared the concern over growing menace of Narcotic Drugs and latest trends in Narcotics smuggling in Indo-Sri Lankan sector.
The two sides also agreed to continue sharing of actionable intelligence and adopt a coordinated strategy to prevent drug trafficking between both the countries.
In the present scenario of drug trafficking and in order to improve sharing of intelligence, assistance in investigations and prosecutions and targeting drug trafficking between the two countries in particular and the region in general was also agreed, the official release said.
The India delegation was led by Shri Vijay Kumar, Deputy Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) while the Sri Lankan delegation was headed by Mr. Pujith Jayasundara, Senior DIG/Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
