TRAFFICKING OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS AND NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AS A GENERAL SECURITY RISK, AND THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL SYSTEM
TRAFFICKING OF SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS AND NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AS A GENERAL SECURITY RISK, AND THE INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL SYSTEM

Summary/Abstract: The global drug control system is enshrined in the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The International Narcotics Control Board, the UN body mandated to monitor the implementation of these Conventions, and the various control mechanisms prescribed by the Conventions provide a robust control system for the licit trade, production and manufacture of drugs. The development of new psychoactive substances (NPS), in particular non-scheduled synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and its analogues, pose new risks and dangers to the general public, as well as to the front-line officers most directly exposed to these substances in the drug-supply chain. In this paper, the authors present the organization and operation of the International Narcotics Control Board and the various control mechanisms prescribed by the said Conventions. As mass drug use and drug-related offenses impair the security of each country, this problem is of global importance. The aim of this paper is to present this problem, but also to show the unity of humanity in the fight against this problem. At the same time, this paper contains several recommendations that are topical for every country in the world and for the Republic of Serbia.

• Details
• Contents