New Delhi, July 5 -- India will host the BRICS Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies Meeting on July 6-7 in Guwahati, Assam.

The meeting will bring together the Heads of Anti-Drug Agencies and senior officials from BRICS member countries to strengthen institutional continuity and foster deeper operational cooperation among the grouping's drug control agencies, a statement by the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

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