World Shipping Council joins UN, customs group to fight drugs

THE World Shipping Council (WSC), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organisation have come together to address the frequency with which overland and waterway routes are being used for drug trafficking.

“The resilience of drug markets during the pandemic has once again demonstrated traffickers’ ability to adapt quickly to changed environments and circumstances, with recent developments including increasingly large shipments of illicit drugs,” said a statement from the conference in Brussels.

The goal of the conference was to counter these developments by enhancing relationships and communications between the ocean liner industry and customs officials.

The customs authorities of Ecuador, Panama, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Turkey, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States shared information on drug traffickers’ tactics.

WSC member carriers provided insights into the everyday operations of the ocean liner industry and the strategies and procedures employed to prevent crime, as well as opening lines of communication to build relationships with customs authorities.


Post time: Jul-13-2022