Transcript ANNEX J-UNODC Regional Office (Agenda 3)

Drug Situation in East and
Southeast Asia
ARF Seminar on Narcotics Control
Xi'an, China 19-21 September 2007
Overview of Current Regional Drug Situation
• Amphetamine-type Stimulants (ATS) continues in rising, coupled
with shifting routes of production and trafficking
• Ketamine and other non-controlled drugs are a growing concern
• Illicit manufacture and abuse of heroin continues in some
countries
• Injecting drug use remains a major vector for HIV/AIDS
transmission
• The decline in illicit opium poppy cultivation relies on long-term
sustainable alternative development
• Precursor Chemicals for illicit drug manufacture are largely
available
• Heroin from Afghanistan and Cocaine from South America are
trying to establish market in the region
ATS - the Challenges (1)
• Weak knowledge base:
– methods of illicit ATS manufacture
– trafficking routes and methods, criminal groups involved
– factors that facilitate ATS related crime (e.g. root causes)
• Inadequate domestic legislation
– short of meeting the requirements of the UN Conventions (vs.
rapid changes of ATS related crime)
– lack of capacity and expertise to adopt effective domestic
legislation
ATS - the Challenges (2)
• Inadquate precursor control
– ignorance and passive/negtive attituate of chemical industry
– inadequate involvement of private sector and civil society
– lack of effective administration and law enforcement
• Weak criminal justice system response
– limited technical resources and adequately trained personnel
in prevention, investigaiton and prosecution
– lack coherent policies and institutionalized mechanisms to
coordinate and prioritize action, share intelligence and
analyse information among the criminal justice actors
ATS - the Challenges (3)
• Lack of evidence-approved interventions in treatment
and rehabilitation, community-based awareness raising
and prevention
– inadequate supporting technical resources and limited wellknowledgeable personnel
– gaps in obtaining best practices and applying practical and
successful measures
– lack sufficient and pursuable information and adequate efforts
on community-based and evidence-based awareness raising
and prevention (esp. among young people)
ATS - the Challenges (4)
• Insufficient international cooperation
– lack of use of effective bilateral and multilateral mechanisms
for information sharing
– lack of coordination of operaitonal activities among law
enforcement agencies, prosecution, judiciary and other
relevant actors
– fragile and intensive care-taking/maintenance to the
established working relationships
– trust and confidence buidling need more time and patient
Thanks for Your Attention
Qianrong Wang
Senior Technical Adviser
UNODC Regional Centre for East Asia and the Pacific
email: [email protected]