Indian Ocean Region’s Senior Drug Enforcement Officials meet in Colombo

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October 13, 2015

The Meeting of Senior Drug Enforcement Officials of the Indian Ocean Region commenced under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena today (13) at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) and the Ministry of Defence co-host the Meeting held from 13-15 October 2015.

Over 60 delegates at the level of the head or deputy head from 21 countries in the Indian Ocean region and 7 organizations are participating in this meeting. The meeting will enhance regional and sub-regional cooperation among drug enforcement agencies to counter drug trafficking the in the Indian Ocean and work towards developing a standardized information management system for drug seizures at sea and at seaports.

A special report on issues to discuss during the meeting was presented to the President by the Head, Global Maritime Crime Programme, Alan Cole.

Ministers Wijedasa Rajapakshe, Ruwan Wijewardene, Deputy Minister Harsha de Silva, Karunasena Hettiarachchi- Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and others participated in the event.