AGARTALA: The Northeast state of Tripura will get a zonal office of the narcotics control bureau (NCB).

This was stated by Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Thursday evening.

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โ€œA zonal office of NCB is to be established in the state,โ€ said Tripura chief minister Manik Saha.

The Tripura chief minister further stated that the state government will adopt a โ€œzero tolerance policy against drugs dealersโ€.

Tripura chief minister Manik Saha made this statement after holding a key state-level meeting of Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) in Agartala on Thursday.

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โ€œCooperation from narcotics control bureau will be there,โ€ the Tripura chief minister further said.

Saha also vowed to make Tripura a drug-free state.

In October, union home minister Amit Shah announced that separate NCB zones will be constituted for Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

Notably, the central government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against illicit drug trafficking in Northeast India.