This publication is the result of the collaboration between COPOLAD III and CARICOM IMPACS (Caribbean Community Implementing Agency for Crime and Security),following the training course “Training on enforcement strategies for drugs: new psychoactive substances (NPS) and synthetic drugs,” held in Port of Spain (TT) in October2024, with the participation of experts from CARICOM countries and from the Italian DCSA (Central Directorate for Anti-Drug Services).
The lecture series looked at the threats posed by the increased spread of NPS and synthetic drugs and the diversion of drug precursors, as well as counter-narcotics methodologies through operations conducted by law enforcement agencies in the Deep Web and the use of innovative equipment (portable Raman spectrometers) designed for the rapid detection of dangerous and prohibited substances.
