Cocaine Route Programme Achievements So Far
A brochure outlining the activities and achievements of the Cocaine Route Programme so far is now available: CRP Brochure EN CRP Brochure FRA CRP Brochure ESP
News Briefing – Week of 2 November
Two French pilots who fled from Dominican Republic as accused of alleged cocaine trafficking, were arrested in France. Dominican Republic’s prosecutor general announced tht he had requested an international arrest warrant for the two pilots. UNODC and other stakeholders called the Federal Government of Niigeria to review its drug laws, focusing more on the rehabilitation…
News Briefing – Week of 12 October
The British Government has started delivering fundings to Peru for the establishment of a new surveillance centre to intercept phone calls of up to 100 drugtraffickers. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested a Kenyan Airways profiler at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for allegedly exporting 3.1 kg of cannabis to Dubai. Former…
Ghana blazing a trail in the fight against corruption
Ghana’s Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Woo has suspended seven of 12 High Court judges implicated in allegations of bribery stemming from a documentary made by an investigative journalist. Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, showing judges alleging asking for bribes and demanding sex. His documentary, shown…
170 kg of drugs seized during a joint Operation targeting drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe via Africa
In the framework of the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) an operation targeting drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe via Africa has resulted in the seizure of nearly 170 kilogrammes of drugs worth an estimated EUR 10 million, as well as gold coins and stolen credit cards. During Operation Folosa, which involved 22 countries, law…
News Briefing – Week beginning on 5 October
During bilateral talks at State House in Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania committed to join forces in the fight drug against trafficking, terrorism and poaching. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta declared that the two countries must work together to containe this global menace which jeopardise trade and economic development. The National Banks and Securities Commission of Honduras…
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