Latin America and the Caribbean
Source tier A. Conventions checked 2026-07-29.
Drug and firearms law in Grenada: statutes on record and in force
Grenada, in Latin America and the Caribbean, is party to all four of the instruments tracked here, the last of them since 2015. It appears on neither FATF list. Its legislation on record runs to 2 confirmed instruments, the earliest from 2003. Nothing below is asserted without the document it came from being named alongside it.
International framework
Grenada is bound by all four instruments this dataset tracks, the earliest from 1990 and the most recent from 2015.
| Instrument | Adopted | Ratified or acceded | Depositary reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Convention | 1988 | 10 Dec 1990 | Chapter VI-19 |
| UNTOC | 2000 | 21 May 2004 | Chapter XVIII-12 |
| UNCAC | 2003 | 1 Apr 2015 | Chapter XVIII-14 |
| Firearms Protocol | 2001 | 21 May 2004 | Chapter XVIII-12-c |
What each instrument obliges a party to do is set out once, per instrument, in the conventions reference. The dates above are what is specific to Grenada: they are the points from which each obligation began to bind, taken from the depositary's own status tables.
National legislation
These are the instruments an official source confirms for Grenada. The list is what could be cited, not necessarily everything in force.
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2012 — An amending instrument in the anti-money-laundering legislation, which is where the operative text of an older act is usually found. Confirmed against natlex.ilo.org, checked 2026-07-30.
Proceeds of a Crime Act 2003 — A principal instrument in its own right, confirmed on the register named below; its subject matter is not stated on the face of its title. Confirmed against the Organization of American States, checked 2026-07-30.
Enforcement authorities
One body is named in the record for Grenada, each confirmed on Grenada's own government domain. The division of mandate is what decides where a case can actually be taken: interception, investigation and prosecution are three different powers, rarely held by one body.
| Body | Function | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada Customs & Excise Division | customs and border control | asycuda.customs.gov.gd |
Ratification sequence
The order matters as much as the count. Grenada came to these instruments over 25 years, beginning with the 1988 Convention in 1990 and ending with the UNCAC in 2015. Measured against each instrument's own adoption, the shortest gap was the 1988 Convention at 2 years, the longest the UNCAC at 12.
Grenada became a party to the 1988 Convention in 1990, 2 years after it was adopted — faster than the median lag of 5 years across this dataset.
A complete treaty position assembled over decades is not the same as one assembled at once. For the 14 years between 1990 and 2004, Grenada was bound by the 1988 Convention but not yet by the UNTOC, the Firearms Protocol or the UNCAC. For the 11 years between 2004 and 2015, Grenada was bound by the 1988 Convention, the UNTOC and the Firearms Protocol but not yet by the UNCAC. A case opened in one of those years would have had a narrower framework available to it than the same case opened now.
On coverage, Grenada is one of 81 jurisdiction s here party to 4 of the four, against 81 party to all four. 3 of the 33 Latin America and the Caribbean records here are under increased monitoring as the register stands.
Financial-crime monitoring
As of the FATF plenary statements of 2026-06-19, Grenada is recorded as Not listed . The lists are revised three times a year, so this record moves on that cadence rather than continuously. The current statement and what it changed are tracked on the FATF grey list tracker.
Questions about drug and firearms law in Grenada
Which drug-control conventions has Grenada ratified?
All four: the 1988 Convention on 10 Dec 1990, the UNTOC on 21 May 2004, the UNCAC on 1 Apr 2015, the Firearms Protocol on 21 May 2004.
Is Grenada on the FATF grey list?
No. Grenada appears on neither the increased-monitoring list nor the call-for-action list in the FATF statements of 19 June 2026.
What national drug legislation is on record for Grenada?
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2012, confirmed against natlex.ilo.org; Proceeds of a Crime Act 2003, confirmed against the Organization of American States.
Which register confirms the legislation on this page?
Each instrument names its own. For Grenada that is natlex.ilo.org, the Organization of American States. The entries link straight to the document, so the wording can be checked rather than taken on trust.
What is source tier A, and why is this record in it?
Tier A means a national instrument has been confirmed against an official register — for Grenada, 2 of them. The treaty dates and the listing status are separately sourced, so all three layers of this record carry a citation.
Why does the ratification date matter?
The date is the point from which the obligations bind. Grenada's earliest of these commitments dates from 1990, its most recent from 2015; the gap between them is a rough measure of how long the framework took to assemble.
Sources
- Ratification dates: United Nations Treaty Collection, depositary status tables (chapters VI-19, XVIII-12, XVIII-14, XVIII-12-c). Checked 2026-07-29.
- Listing status: FATF, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, 2026-06-19.
- Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2012: natlex.ilo.org, checked 2026-07-30.
- Proceeds of a Crime Act 2003: the Organization of American States, checked 2026-07-30.