Southern DGPs to discuss joint strategy against cybercrime, drugs | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: The Director General of Police (DGP)-rank officers will discuss a joint strategy to tackle cybercrime, drug trafficking and terrorism at the Southern Regional Police Coordination Conference (SRPCC), scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on Friday.The conference is being organised to strengthen coordination in tackling criminal networks and emerging threats through the exchange of timely intelligence and joint operations.Chief minister A Revanth Reddy is expected to inaugurate the conference. Key issues on the agenda include terrorism, the post-Maoist security scenario, drug trafficking, inter-state cybercrime, organised crime, economic offences, youth protests and human trafficking.“The meeting will also review the movement of inter-state criminal gangs, intelligence-sharing mechanisms and ways to improve coordination among police forces in investigation and crime prevention,” Telangana DGP CV Anand said.DGP’s and other senior police officers from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, along with representatives from the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, will participate in the conference. Officials from various Central agencies are also expected to attend.