India, July 22 -- New Delhi

The Centre has approved the establishment of six new zonal offices of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in places such as Port Blair, Dimapur, Aizawl, Shimla, Shillong and Gangtok, near the international border with a view to curb drugs smuggling, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.

The move to significantly expand its regional and zonal network, creating hundreds of additional new posts and approving a dedicated Directorate of Prosecution as part of measures to strengthen the country's anti-narcotics agency is relevant in the backdrop of the Centre launching a three years targeted crackdown on drugs while setting a goal of making India drug free by 2047. The NCB has identified different borde...