Drug war: Assets confiscation will weaken cartels – Marwa

Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohamed Buba Marwa, has charged other heads of national drug law enforcement agencies in Africa to consider confiscating assets of drug cartels as a veritable tool to their networks.

He gave the charge on Tuesday while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the virtual extraordinary session for Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies to share experiences and best practices in efforts to address and counter the world drug problem.

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“The disruption of the traditional criminal trafficking routes means that law enforcement personnel must be familiar with new technologies, techniques and strategies employed by organized criminal groups and traffickers.

“In order to proactively deal with these new challenges, there is, therefore, an urgent need to strengthen international cooperation in identifying and managing evolving challenges in drug trafficking. We must continue to weaken criminal drug networks through effective asset tracing and confiscation.”