New Delhi, July 6: India will host the BRICS Heads of Anti Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati, Assam, on July 6 and 7. Senior officials and heads of anti drug agencies from all 11 BRICS member countries will attend the meeting to strengthen cooperation against transnational drug trafficking.
Hosted by the Narcotics Control Bureau under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the meeting aims to deepen operational coordination, intelligence sharing, and institutional cooperation among BRICS nations.
The meeting will address three key priorities: combating synthetic drugs and precursor diversion, strengthening intelligence sharing and operational coordination, and enhancing capacity building and institutional cooperation.
Delegates will also discuss evolving challenges such as synthetic drugs, New Psychoactive Substances, darknet enabled trafficking, and cryptocurrency based financial networks used by drug traffickers.
Six thematic sessions will examine real time drug interdiction through digital technology, darknet trafficking, emerging psychoactive substances, precursor chemical diversion, drug demand reduction initiatives, and stronger institutional mechanisms.
India will use the platform to highlight its efforts to combat drug trafficking through stricter enforcement, public awareness campaigns, community participation, and treatment for substance abuse. The country recently released its Vision Document on Narcotics Control 2026 to 2029 to strengthen its anti narcotics framework.
As BRICS Chair for 2026, India will also promote information sharing on clandestine laboratories, monitoring of precursor chemicals, intelligence exchange, joint training programmes, and expert collaboration.
The two day meeting will conclude with the adoption of a Joint Declaration outlining future cooperation among BRICS member nations.
