{
  "id": 15470621,
  "title": "Maharashtra Govt Forms High-Level Anti-Drug Forum Under DGP To Crack Down On Synthetic Narcotics Manufacturing And Trafficking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/maharashtra-govt-forms-high-level-anti-drug-forum-under-dgp-to-crack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T18:51:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-govt-forms-high-level-anti-drug-forum-under-dgp-to-crack-down-on-synthetic-narcotics-manufacturing-and-trafficking"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maharashtra state government has formed a high-level inter-departmental forum under the Director General of Police (DGP) to combat the rising issue of narcotics, particularly synthetic and semi-synthetic drugs. This new statutory body aims to enhance intelligence-sharing and coordinated action among various state enforcement and regulatory divisions. The forum will be chaired by the DGP, with key regulatory and law enforcement heads from the Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Maharashtra, Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) Mumbai, Chief Executive Officer of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Inspector General of Police Anti-Narcotics Task Force Pune, and Police Superintendent of Anti-Narcotics Force Pune as members. The primary objectives of the forum include preventing the misuse of controlled prescription medicines, diverting precursor chemicals, and implementing joint intelligence operations to dismantle organized drug networks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}