
Campaign against crime and violence in Tobago.
Insulza Warns That Arms Smuggling Compromises Anti-Narcotics Efforts
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza, commented in an interview with Notimex that the smuggling of high calibre arms compromises anti-narcotics efforts. Additionally, Insluza called for a greater international response to combat this infliction. >> Read more... |
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OAS Signs Agreements on Public
Security with Trinidad and Tobago
SMS / OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS) recently signed two cooperation agreements with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The first will facilitate the formation of a National Observatory on Crime and Violence, and the second will facilitate the implementation of the project “Promotion of the Marking of Firearms in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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CICTE Advises Panama on Maritime Security
SMS / OAS
The Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) reached an agreement with a California-based company called Cubic Applications, Inc., which will provide training for over 500 officials from the Port Authority of Panama on matters relating to maritime safety.
The initiative contributes to the fight against organized crime and includes –in addition to the prevention of terrorist activities– the fight against drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and human trafficking, among other criminal activities.
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CICAD Warns That There is a Lack of
Control of Internet Drug Exchanges
SMS / OAS
In the most recent report evaluating drug control, released by the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), it was stated that recent technology advances will requires member states to redouble their efforts to stem the number of drug sales being carried out via the internet.
The report said that "with respect to the control of internet drug sales, only one country in the hemisphere has specific laws to curb this crime. However, 14 countries, the majority being from South America, have laws or regulations in place to address prevention and the control of drug trafficking over the Internet.”
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