Nagaland Director General of Police Rupin Sharma on Friday said that police forces across the northeastern states are in the process of finalising a coordinated strategy to crack down on drug trafficking networks, with the mechanism expected to become operational within the next 10 days.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Sharma said that Directors General of Police and heads of anti-narcotics task forces from all northeastern states recently held discussions to develop a unified approach against drug trafficking syndicates operating across the region.
“In the past two weeks, all the DGPs of North East states and the anti-narcotics task force heads have come together. We are trying to develop a common concerted strategy for checking drug trafficking,” he said.
Sharma explained that the proposed system aims to strengthen inter-state coordination among enforcement agencies, making it significantly more difficult for traffickers to move narcotic substances across state borders. He said that under the planned framework, movement of drugs through multiple states will be monitored more closely through shared intelligence and coordinated surveillance.
He added that traffickers transporting drugs from states such as Mizoram or Manipur to Nagaland would face enhanced scrutiny not only within Nagaland but also in Assam and other neighbouring states. Similarly, those attempting to source narcotics from Assam, Nagaland or Manipur would also come under tighter monitoring through improved inter-state cooperation.
“The strategy is already being made, but it will take concrete shape in the next 10 days or so, and we will see better results in future,” Sharma said.
On the broader issue of drug abuse, the DGP acknowledged progress in certain parts of Nagaland but emphasised that tackling the problem requires collective responsibility beyond police action alone, involving society as a whole.
He also said that Nagaland Police is planning to install facial recognition systems, surveillance cameras and CCTV networks in major towns to enhance women’s safety and deter crime in public spaces.
Sharma further urged victims of sexual assault and their families to come forward and report incidents to the police, stating that an increase in reporting reflects growing public trust in law enforcement agencies.
