Telangana anti-narcotics efforts earn national recognition

Telangana’s Narcotics Bureau and Eagle Force have received national recognition after scoring more than 80 per cent across seven anti-narcotics assessment parameters. Eagle Force Director Sandeep Shandilya received the award from Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi.

Hyderabad: Telangana’s anti-narcotics efforts have earned national recognition, with the State’s Narcotics Bureau and Eagle Force scoring over 80 per cent across seven parameters prescribed by the Union government to assess anti-narcotics task forces.

Eagle Force Director Sandeep Shandilya received the national-level award from Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the third National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force Heads in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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The assessment covered intelligence operations, control of precursors and synthetic drugs, prosecution, demand reduction, coordination and capacity building, research and analysis, and administration.