Higher specialization course in the control and investigation of drug precursors

The lack of efficient training of those officials dedicated to the repression of illegal drug trafficking inevitably results in favoring this illicit activity. Adequate control of drug precursors has become one of the main investigative tools in the dismantling of clandestine laboratories and the dismantling of criminal organizations.

Program

1. Situation analysis (50 hrs.)
– General information on drug trafficking in the region.
– Types of drugs.
– Evolution, situation and trends in drug trafficking.
– Evolution, situation and trends in precursor trafficking.
2. Regulations and action plans (85 h.)
– Regulatory framework for the control and monitoring of chemical substances. Implementation of article 12, paragraph 8, of the 1988 Convention.
– Model Regulations for the Control of Chemicals Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (OAS).
– Regulation (EU) No. 273/2004 on drug precursors.
– Plans in the fight against drug trafficking in the region.
– Plans in the fight against the illicit diversion of precursors in the region.
– Customs control of precursors.
– International tools to identify transactions or incidents involving precursors.
3. Drug precursors. Types and uses (75 h.)
– Chemical precursors. Types of precursors.
– Licit use of controlled precursors.
– Illicit use of controlled precursors.
– Control procedures of chemical substances for the manufacture of drugs of natural origin.
– Control procedures of chemical substances for the production of drugs of synthetic origin.
– Non-controlled substances.
4. Administrative control of precursors (50 h.)
– Control of operators or distributors of precursor chemicals.
– Identification and study of the operators (distributors) of precursor substances.
– Preceptive reports prior to their administrative authorization.
– National administrative records.
5. Inspection of operators (105 h.)
– Inspection plans.
– Methodology in the inspection action.
– Identification, such as commercial and administrative documentation.
– Preparation of an inspection report.
– Practical case: Performance of a mock inspection of an operator (marketing of precursors).
– Practical case: Development of a mock inspection of an operator (precursor processing).
– The chemical industry. Collaboration in the diversion of precursors.
6. The Judicial Authority and the Public Prosecutor’s Office (30 h.)
– Judicial investigation.
– Support in the investigations of the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
7. Management and disposal of precursors (50 h.)
– Safe handling of seized precursors.
– Final disposal of seized precursor chemicals:

• -Open burning.
• -Evaporation.
• -Composting.
• -Burial.
• -Infiltration of innocuous or biodegradable liquids.
• -Encapsulation.
• -Inerting.
• -Neutralization.

8. Research (55 h.)
– Money laundering.
– Means of concealment.
– Entry routes.

Attendance

This activity is carried out exclusively online.

Enrollment

Mandatory documentation to be provided

Ordinary enrollment: Civil servants who wish to enroll as individuals and who can prove their professional activity, for which they must provide documentation proving their status.

To enroll in the course, click on the “Online Enrollment” button located below the price table

	COPOLAD scholarship	Ordinary enrollment
Fee	Complete	1000 €

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