The Federal Government on Monday advocated the need for well-coordinated international cooperation to tackle the links between drug trafficking and all forms of organised crime like terrorism.
Nigeria made the call at the ongoing 64th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) holding in Vienna, Austria.
Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) spoke for the country, according to a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja.
“Nigeria calls for robust international cooperation to address the links between drug trafficking and terrorism, illicit financial flows, smuggling of migrants and other forms of organised crime. We underscore the importance of technical assistance by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which has greatly assisted practitioners of beneficiary countries and positively impacted global efforts to counter and address the world drug problem, and urge for their continuation,” Marwa said.
He said Nigeria has continued to adopt its drug control policies and strategies to respond to emerging and evolving realities.
The NDLEA boss said despite the implementation of the nation’s framework and strategic action plan, trafficking and abuse of controlled substances persist.
