India, Nov. 11 -- The top officials of India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy (ON DCP) met in New Delhi on November 2 and 3 to strengthen bilateral counter-narcotics cooperation, joint intelligence sharing, and coordinated action.

The meeting was held against the backdrop of Indian and US drug law enforcement agencies conducting joint crackdowns in India and the US to bust members of the same cartel operating in the two countries and across different continents. NCB and the US White House issued separate press statements on Tuesday confirming the development.

The Indian delegation was led by NCB director general Anurag Garg and the US delegation was headed by ONDCP's acting de...