Trafficking in drugs, small arms and light weapons
Illicit trafficking in drugs and small arms fuels organized crime, violence and instability, and threatens public health and long-term security. Addressing these challenges requires strong co-operation, robust legislation and sustained law enforcement capacity-building. The OSCE works with its participating States and Partners for Co-operation to build their resilience and reduce these transnational threats.
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The Department of Transnational Threats, with the support of OSCE field operations, helps the OSCE’s participating States align their national laws with international standards on drugs and small arms. Through awareness-raising campaigns, it engages governments, civil society and young people to highlight the dangers of illicit trafficking and promote preventive action. It also strengthens cross-border collaboration by working closely with partners organizations, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Europol, Interpol, the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre and Central Asia Drug Action Programme.
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OSCE Presence in Albania organizes workshop on illicit firearms trafficking
On 3 and 4 of September 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a two-day workshop on illicit firearms trafficking, involving members of the Trafficking Investigation Sectors of the Albanian State Police (ASP) at both the central and local levels, prosecutors from the General Prosecution Office, Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office (SPAK), and investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
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OSCE holds regional workshop on preventing drug use and supply among youth in Central Asia
Over 40 experts and stakeholders from across Central Asia gathered for a regional workshop focused on addressing the rising concerns of drug and new psychoactive substances (NPS) use among young people. The workshop, held on 2 and 3 October, was organized by the OSCE Secretariat, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), and the European Action Against Drugs and Organized Crime (EU-ACT 2). The event brought together law enforcement professionals, policymakers, and representatives from international organizations.
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OSCE regional workshop in Durrës focused on nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime
The OSCE Presence in Albania, with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit and the United States Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), organized a two-day regional workshop on the nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime.
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