VIENNA, Austria – June 2019: The UNODC Global SMART Programme has released the fourth issue of the Global SMART Newsletter for Latin America and the Caribbean, which highlights synthetic drug trends and UNODC activities in the region.

In this edition, light is shed on the emergence of synthetic opioids, particularly the increase of fentanyl seizures reported in Mexico this year. The newsletter also highlights female non-medical use of tranquilizers in Latin America and the Caribbean (see Figure 1) and the First Regional Conference Against Drug Trafficking Networks held in Panama City in April 2019.

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