Fourteen members of the Albanian State Police (ASP) participated in a training programme titled "Synthetic Drugs Trafficking - A Global Growing Threat" from 27 to 29 September 2023. The training was organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania with the support of the US Justice Department International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and Belgian Federal Judicial Police.
The training programme introduced the ASP investigators with the latest trends in production, illicit trafficking, and distribution of new synthetic drugs regionally and globally. It also provided them with the best international practices in investigating and dismantling organized crime groups involved in illicit trafficking of synthetic drugs.
The activity was part of the OSCE Presence's projects "Supporting Albanian law enforcement to tackle serious and organized crime and improve regional co-operation" aiming to assist Albanian law enforcement agencies in developing capacities, improving professionalism, learn from best practices and supporting police development and reform.
