Admin l Tuesday, February 21, 2017
WASHINGTON, United States – Government of the United States will in the next four days in Bangkok outline measures to halt illegal trafficking of synthetic drugs including fentanyi, substance deemed to be detrimental to U.S communities.
The U.S made the revelation in a statement just as the U.S delegation heads to Thailand for a four day conference convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
“At the February 21-24 ‘Bangkok III’ conference, the United States will seek to make progress in stopping the illegal trafficking of synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, that are harming U.S. communities.
“At this international meeting, convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), the United States will partner with international organizations and other nations to restrict the illicit production and transnational trafficking of drugs”, office of Spokesman, Secretarynof State has said.
The statement added that the U.S will seek enhanced control of the precursor chemicals used to make illicit fentanyl, a substance that is driving opioid-related overdoses in the United States.
Harmful drugs classified as new psychoactive substances (NPS), which include fentanyl-like substances known as “fentanyl analogues”, will also be a focus area.
Ambassador Luis Arreaga, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), leads the interagency U.S. delegation at the conference. Law enforcement and drug control experts from the Departments of State, Justice, and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are also part of the U.S. delegation.
Beyond bilateral meetings to strengthen counter-narcotics cooperation, the United States, Mexico, and Canada will lead a side event on our regional partnership against fentanyl trafficking.
The event aims to raise awareness among the expert community of the need for more international coordination in the face of this inherently transnational challenge.
