Hyderabad, Sept. 22 -- Telangana's Narcotics Bureau and Eagle Force have secured more than 80 per cent marks in the union government's assessment of Anti-Narcotics Task Forces (ANTFs), earning national recognition for the state's efforts to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse.

Telangana Eagle Force Director Sandeep Sandilya received the award on behalf of Telangana Police from union Home Minister Amit Shah at the third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force Heads in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The two-day conference, being held under the aegis of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), is discussing coordinated strategies to combat drug trafficking, strengthen inter-agency cooperation and enhance the country's anti-narcotics frame...