New Delhi, July 14 (HS): India on Tuesday said it has taken note of the announcements made by the United States Department of Justice regarding indictments and enforcement action against transnational organised criminal networks operating across several countries.

Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has consistently maintained that transnational organised crime, terrorism, narco-trafficking, human trafficking, illegal firearms trafficking and related criminal networks pose a serious threat to societies.

He said India and the United States enjoy strong and growing cooperation in combating terrorism and transnational organised crime.

Our agencies have worked closely together over the years, and this cooperation continues to deepen, the spokesperson said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar