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9-11 July 2024 - CRIMJUST, in collaboration with the UNODC Programme Office in Guinea-Bissau, the UNODC Passenger and Cargo Border Team Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) and Interpol, brought together Judicial Police officers and criminal justice officials from Portugal and Guinea-Bissau in Lisbon, Portugal to share experiences and strengthen cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking.
The forum was opened by Mr. Luís Neves, National Director of the Portuguese Judicial Police who emphasized the warm relationship between the two countries and his deep respect for his counterparts in Guinea Bissau. Opening remarks were made by Ms. Kaitlin Meredith, head of UNODC’s Global Programme on Criminal Network Disruption (GPCD), who expressed her gratitude to the Portuguese Judicial Police for hosting the workshop. She stressed the importance of looking beyond national borders when implementing counter-narcotic strategies due to the transnational nature of organized crime.
Over three days, participants exchanged information and discussed emerging trends in illicit drug trafficking on the Bissau-Lisbon air route and identified key areas of risk. Following the premise “It takes a network to disrupt a network”, the forum aimed to bolster relationships between key criminal justice actors, through the sharing of experiences and building mutual understanding of challenges faced in each country. At the end of the forum, participants identified opportunities to strengthen joint working to tackle the threat.
The event was also attended by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
CRIMJUST is funded by the European Union under the Global Illicit Flows Programme. It seeks to enhance law enforcement and judicial counter-narcotic strategies beyond interdiction activities and to foster transnational responses targeting each stage of the drug supply chain.
More information can be found at:
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Global Illicit Flows Programme
