New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Anurag Garg, an IPS officer of the 1993 batch has taken over as the new director general of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday.
According to NCB India, Garg was previously serving as the Additional Director General in the Border Security Force (BSF) at its headquarters in New Delhi.
An order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Garg, a 1993 batch Indian Police Service officer from the Himachal Pradesh cadre, as the NCB DG “on deputation basis, with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post till May 23, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.”
The post of NCB head was formerly held in an additional capacity by CRPF DG Anish Dayal Singh following the retirement of incumbent S N Pradhan in August.
The Narcotics Control Bureau is an Indian central law enforcement and intelligence agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
Established in 1986, the agency is tasked with combating drug trafficking and the use of illegal substances under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. (ANI)
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