India hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati, Assam, on 6-7 July 2026

India hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati, Assam, on 6-7 July 2026

¨     India hosted the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting in Guwahati, Assam, on 6-7 July 2026.

¨     The two-day meeting was organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

¨     The meeting was attended by heads of anti-drug agencies from the expanded BRICS grouping.

¨     The objective of the meeting was to strengthen international cooperation, prevent drug trafficking, and enhance intelligence sharing among member countries.

¨     BRICS is an intergovernmental grouping that was originally formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The expanded BRICS grouping includes:

¨     Brazil

¨     Russia

¨     India

¨     China

¨     South Africa

¨     Egypt

¨     Ethiopia

¨     Indonesia

¨     Iran

¨     Saudi Arabia

¨     United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation among national drug-control agencies through:

¨     Intelligence sharing

¨     Operational coordination

¨     Capacity building

¨     Institutional cooperation

¨     The meeting highlighted emerging challenges related to modern drug trafficking networks.

Key issues discussed included:

¨     Synthetic drugs trafficking

¨     Darknet-enabled drug trafficking

¨     New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)