NEW DELHI, Aug. 18 -- The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday said it will launch a nationwide campaign named 'Trinetra' in September to identify illegally overstaying foreign nationals in India suspected of being involved in drug crimes.
The fortnight-long drive will begin in the first week of next month and will involve other anti-narcotics agencies from the Centre and the states, besides immigration authorities and state and Union Territory police forces. "The campaign will focus on intelligence-based identification and verification of such persons, examination of their immigration status and linkages with drug trafficking networks, and appropriate legal action in coordination with the concerned authorities," the NCB said in a sta...