Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurates 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States/UTs in New Delhi

The Union Home Minister inaugurated the 3rd National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Heads of States/UTs in New Delhi. The event featured the launch of the 'Vision Document 2026-2029', which outlines a roadmap for a drug-free India structured around four pillars: Enforcement, intelligence & operations; Control of precursor & synthetic drugs; Demand & harm reduction; and Capacity building & coordination. The government emphasized shifting from a seizure-centric model to dismantling entire drug networks, targeting cartels at entry points, distribution corridors, and local cells, and focusing on backward-forward, financial, and digital investigations. Additional initiatives launched include awareness TVCs, a redesigned Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) website, and the foundation stones for NCB zonal complexes in Lucknow and Dehradun.