NACOC warns global drug traffickers are using cyberspace to expand synthetic drug operations

The four-day workshop has brought together experts and law enforcement agencies from across Africa and South Asia to strengthen partnerships, enhance real-time intelligence sharing, and exchange experiences in tackling the growing threat posed by New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and synthetic opioids.

Delivering the opening remarks at the Africa–South Asia Inter-Regional Workshop on Strengthening Cooperation Against New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, currently underway at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Major General Mantey said criminal organisations are taking advantage of vulnerabilities within countries to strengthen their operations.

He urged participating countries to deepen collaboration through the timely exchange of intelligence, best practices, and coordinated enforcement efforts to dismantle transnational drug trafficking networks operating across Africa and South Asia.