India, Nov. 13 -- A two-day regional conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) heads from the Northeast region and West Bengal began at Nagaland's Chumoukedima Police Complex on Thursday to strengthen efforts against drug abuse.

The conference aims to strengthen coordination, develop effective strategies, and lay a roadmap to curb drug trafficking and substance abuse across the region.

Jointly organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Nagaland government, participants from various central and state law enforcement, intelligence, and security agencies are in attendance.

Delivering the keynote address, Nagaland DGP Rupin Sharma observed that drug trafficking and use are no longer merely law-and-order issues but a direc...