First National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement

Question: Where was the first National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement  recently organized?
(a) Ahmadabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Gururgram
(d) Bengaluru
Answer: (b) 
Related Facts: 

  • On 23-24 March, 2018, the National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement was organized in New Delhi on the Drug Enforcement Administration.
  • The conference is being organized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh was the Chief Guest at the closing session.
  • The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir inaugurated the two-day first National Conference on Drug Law Enforcement
  • More than 50 State and Central law enforcement agencies involved in combating drug trafficking are participating in this Conference.
  • They include State Police organizations, State Excise departments, Border Guarding Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN), CBI and other Central agencies involved in drug enforcement work. More than 110 delegates are attending this Conference.
  • Conference working sessions are focused on various topics such as ‘Wider context of drug trafficking in India’, ‘Financial Investigations’ and ‘Foreign & Cyber Investigations’.
  • During these sessions various agencies would give presentations while UN and other foreign law enforcement agencies would share their experiences.
  • It is known that the Narco-Coordination Center was set up in the year 2016 and financial aid scheme for states for the control of Narcotics has been revived.

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