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COPOLAD Meeting in Madrid brings together police experts, Prosecutors, Financial Intelligence and Asset Recovery Officers from Latin America, the Caribbean and the EU to combat money laundering and manage asset recovery from illicit drug trafficking
Published on 22/05/19
Full Article Activity DetailMoney Laundering and Asset Recovery, central topics of the EU-CELAC Bi-regional Meeting for the exchange of best practices, organised by COPOLAD. Meeting organised by FIIAPP under the leadership of the CITCO (Spanish Ministry of the Interior) and the collaboration of the DGPNSD (Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare), gathers around one hundred representatives from 35 countries and key multilateral institutions in Madrid.
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33 countries participating in COPOLAD present in Prague progress in their National Drug Observatories
Published on 26/03/19
Full Article Activity DetailFor one week, 28 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean will present their national drug reports, key instruments for defining effective drug policies to confront emerging problems. The establishment of Early Warning Systems in 10 countries, a milestone in the region. The development of National Drug Observatories is key to the formulation of evidence-based policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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COPOLAD presents at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs successful cases in inter-institutional coordination of drug policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Published on 19/03/19
Full Article Activity DetailThe side event sponsored by Spain is part of the 62nd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (March 14-22, 2019). Three CELAC countries stress the importance of inter-agency collaboration to progress on activities promoted within the framework of COPOLAD, which involve key developments in their drugs policies. The drug precursors control, the alternative development and evidence-based policies are the central topics of the progress presented in this side event.
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