VIII. QUESTION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS

Subject matter New legal qualification of illegal possession of drugs

(c) Combat the illegal circulation of weapons and drugs in the subregion

Joint action to counter the problem of illegal drugs and related crimes

(c) To combat the illegal circulation of weapons and drugs in the subregion

We are also providing legal advice in the fight against the production of illegal drugs.

Illegal use of drugs, intoxicants and harmful substances, or participation in their production, promotion, or trafficking.

55. The transit of illegal drugs through Latvia had increased immensely over the past five years.

The competent state departments of the two countries will continue work on joint action to combat all forms of organized illegal activity, including illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, smuggling and illegal migration.

The experiment was discontinued, partly because of extensive leakage of legally prescribed drugs into the illegal market.

The illegal economy drugs, timber trading, and smuggling is establishing itself as the main source of income.

49. The abuse and illegal trafficking of drugs and narcotics and related crimes are a world problem.

The Commission also condemns the fact that illegal armed groups continue to fund their activities through kidnapping, and through involvement in the production and trafficking of illegal drugs.

The Commission also condemns the fact that illegal armed groups continue to fund their activities through kidnapping, and through involvement in the production and trafficking of illegal drugs.

Terrorism resorts to organized crime, in particular the illegal trade in drugs and arms as well as theft.

Individually, all countries had the authority to expose and dismantle illegal organizations and to reduce demand for drugs.

Turkey has been successfully implementing a struggle against illegal production of and trade in drugs for many years.

The chapter lists methods to reduce the possibility of hiding drugs and illegal substances and sets out methods of detecting drugs possibly hidden in the cargo areas of ships.

Furthermore, evidence points to involvement of such groups in illegal activities such as trafficking in arms, drugs and humans.

The Andean Cooperation Plan for the Control of Illegal Drugs and Related Offences outlined measures for strengthening and regulating the fight against drugs and included a list of controlled chemical substances.

Coordinated efforts are needed at the national, regional and international levels to reduce the trafficking of drugs and illegal substances.

In Canada, their activities included smuggling illegal aliens, credit card fraud, money laundering and illicit traffic in drugs and firearms.

In 1995, four books emanating from a UNU UNRISD research project were issued Mexico s War on Drugs Causes and Consequences, by María Celia Toro Unintended Consequences Illegal Drugs and Drug Policies in Nine Countries, by LaMond Tullis Marijuana in the Third World Appalachia, USA, by Richard Clayton and The Burmese Connection Illegal Drugs in the Golden Triangle, by Ronald Renard.

Unintended Consequences Illegal Drugs and Drug Policies in Nine Countries, (vol. 4 of Studies on the Impact of Illegal Drug Trade ) by LaMond Tullis, UNU Press, with Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., United States

The cultivation, sale and trafficking of illegal drugs poses a significant threat to the long term security and stability of Afghanistan.

(c) The use, procuring or offering of a child for illegal activities, in particular for the production and trafficking of drugs

In 1995, illegal drugs were a 400 billion business, representing eight percent of world trade, roughly the same as gas and oil.

Pimping, or providing premises for the purposes of illegal consumption of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, for organising illegal gambling, or for prostitution, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years' imprisonment.

42. The United Nations must continue to play a leading role in coordinating the efforts of the international community to combat illegal drugs.

Eight programmes on the world drug problem, including reducing the demand for illegal drugs and money laundering, produced in English, Spanish and Russian

According to Government and police authorities, the transit of illegal drugs through the Territory is a root cause of much of the violent crime.

Supported the fight against the illegal movement of capital supporting terrorist activities and the smuggling of goods, arms and narcotic drugs across their borders.

The problem of illegal money laundering and flow of funds for purposes such as terrorism and illicit drugs has now become a global problem.

The close nexus between international terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drugs, money laundering, illegal arms transactions and the illegal movement of nuclear, chemical and biological material posed a serious threat to international security and required careful monitoring.

It has consequently been able to seize quantities of drugs and reduce illegal infiltration into the Republic of Yemen by displaced persons from the Horn of Africa.

It has consequently been able to seize quantities of drugs and reduce illegal infiltration into the Republic of Yemen by displaced persons from the Horn of Africa.

Noting with great concern the growing connection between terrorist groups and the illegal traffic in arms and drugs, as well as the consequent commission of serious crimes,

Noting with great concern the growing connection between terrorist groups and the illegal traffic in arms and drugs, as well as the consequent commission of serious crimes,

In some cases, agreements between Governments, airlines and other transportation companies have been signed to prevent illegal access to arms, explosives and drugs using aircraft and vehicles.

Moreover, the authorities have limited power to intercept vessels suspected of illegal activity. As a result, international cooperation to counter illegal fishing, smuggling of weapons and drugs, human trafficking, piracy, and the use of vessels in terrorist operations has been greatly hampered.

In its resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001, the Security Council noted the close connection between international terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drugs, money laundering, illegal arms trafficking, and illegal movement of nuclear, chemical, biological and other potentially deadly materials.

According to its article 228, criminal responsibility is engaged only in the event of the illegal purchase and storage of drugs in large or very large amounts, and, in the author's opinion, the possession of small amounts of drugs was thus decriminalized.

Activities such as the recruitment of mercenaries and child soldiers, illegal trafficking of arms and drugs, banditry and road block extortion are often concentrated along volatile border areas.

5. Ms. Rozgoňová (Slovakia) said that, since its inception, the Slovak Republic had been active in international cooperation to eliminate the illegal production of drugs and drug dependency.

Like many other countries of the world, the Overseas Territories are challenged by poverty and the scourge of illegal drugs which threaten the social fabric of our societies.