What are some of the strategies that have been used to combat drug trafficking?

Here are some highlights:

• Step up efforts to reduce demand.
• Aggressively expand collaborative efforts to counter money laundering and corruption with Latin American and Caribbean governments.
• Strengthen targeted sanctions on traffickers.

What are the common methods of drug concealment?

Methods of Concealment of Arrested Couriers Abroad

• Hidden in luggage/suitcases (38\%)
• Ingestion/Swallowing (29\%)
• Placed in shoes (7\%)
• Placed in bottom part of luggage (5\%)
• Placed inside handbag (4\%)
• Others (17\%): Undergoing minor operation, placing in shoeboxes/books/bottles/parcels, etc.

What do you do if you suspect a drug dealer?

Anyone who wants to report drug activity can contact Crime Stoppers via phone or online. A national tip line is available 24/7, and the program also operates out of local offices. Witnesses to drug crimes can make an anonymous phone call or fill out an online form.

How can substance abuse be addressed or reduced?

Current strategies for reducing youth use and adult substance abuse include:

1. Increase community collaboration to reduce substance abuse.
2. Increase and align community substance abuse prevention messaging.
3. Increase access to skill-building opportunities for parents and adults working with youth to reduce youth use.

Which of the following agencies helps to combat international crime?

Law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are employed by nation-states to counteract international organized crime.

What are drug pellets?

Pellet (or bead) technology allows a variety of different drug delivery profiles to be achieved by coating a ‘core’ of drug and excipient with various polymers. The drug cores are generally spheroidal in shape and have a diameter in the range of 300 to 1,700 µm. The core is coated with a polymer.

What are the preventive factors against substance use and abuse?

Protective factors:

• strong and positive family bonds;
• parental monitoring of children’s activities and peers;
• clear rules of conduct that are consistently enforced within the family;
• involvement of parents in the lives of their children;

What are crimes against the international community?

8.2 The purpose of the ICC is to prevent individuals responsible for ‘… the most serious crimes of concern to the international community …’ from escaping justice. The crimes to which the Statute applies are the crime of genocide; war crimes; crimes against humanity and aggression.