https://www.cepol.europa.eu/taxonomy-drug-trafficking en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:01 GMT https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/22-2026-ons-drug-crime-and-markets-strategic-analysis Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to strengthen the use of strategic analysis of drug markets for decision making relevant to the reduction of illicit drug production, precursors and supply and tackling of other drug-related crime to enhance the impact of law enforcement and judicial response on or... 9146 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/15-2025-ons-illicit-laboratories-dismantling-follow Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to refresh, update and strengthen knowledge and competencies of methods of detecting and dismantling illicit drug laboratories and to be able to work more independently during crime scene investigation of these sites.EMPACT training activity ... 8895 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/13-2025-ons-drug-crime-and-markets-strategic-analysis Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:00:01 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to strengthen the use of strategic analysis of drug markets for decision making relevant to the reduction of illicit drug production, precursors and supply and tackling of other drug-related crime to enhance the impact of law enforcement and judicial response on or... 8893 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/containerised-maritime-cocaine-trafficking Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:45:41 GMT This online module offers multiple perspectives to the phenomenon of cocaine trafficking using containers, such as:Detailed descriptions with photos and videos of multiple modi operandi as seen both at European ports and in Latin America;The use of crime scripts to understand, and ultimately prevent... 8736 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/partners-news/30-law-enforcement-learn-vr-tools-how-combat-drug-production-crimes Thu, 28 Nov 2024 23:00:01 GMT With the use of VR exercises, CEPOL trained 30 law enforcement officials on how to tackle illicit international drug production, in close cooperation with leading professionals from the Dutch National Police. This EMPACT course (14/2024/ONS) took place at the training premises of the National Disman... 8526 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/14-2024-ons-combatting-drug-production-crimes-through-virtual-reality Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is toincrease law enforcement capacity in tackling illicit international drug production by virtual reality (VR) exercises, ensuring safe and secure crime scene investigations.Usage of VR tools allows to deliver training in any location at any time.EMPACT training act... 8468 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/wb-pact-strategic-approach-combating-drug-trafficking-western-balkans Thu, 19 Sep 2024 22:00:01 GMT The second phase of the Western Balkans Partnership against Crime and Terrorism (WB PaCT) project has initiated its residential activity of the Drugs Regional Training Cycle. The workshop took place in Budapest, Hungary, from 16 to 20 September. It’s one of CEPOL’s initiatives on combating drug... 8493 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/15-2024-ons-dismantling-cannabis-production-and-trafficking Mon, 10 Jun 2024 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to increase law enforcement capacity in tackling organised crime groups specialised in illicit production and trafficking of cannabis, ensuring safe and secure dismantling of laboratories and conducting efficient crime scene investigation of these sites.EMPACT trai... 8380 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/13-2024-ons-drug-crime-and-markets-strategic-analysis Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this onsite activity is to improve the use of strategic analysis of drug markets for decision making relevant to drug supply reduction and tackling drug crimes with a view to enhancing the impact of the law enforcement and judicial response on organised crime and consequently on the secur... 8346 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/e003-2023-exb-cepol-exchange-bite-drug-trafficking-and-surveillance Tue, 12 Dec 2023 23:00:00 GMT The aim of this training is to inform European law enforcement officials about how participants of the CEPOL Exchange Programme 2023 from Bulgaria, Finland, Germany and Portugal shared good practices, insights, built trust and fostered deep and long-lasting networking opportunities within the area o... 8260 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cepol-participates-meeting-high-risk-criminal-networks-and-drug-trafficking Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:00:00 GMT The CEPOL Head of Operations, Ms. Mailis Pukonen participated on 6-7 July at a 2-day meeting organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs entitled: The implementation of the EU Strategy to Tackle Organised Crime 2021-2025: new key actions to dismantle cri... 8118 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/17-2022-ons-cross-border-drug-investigations Sun, 20 Nov 2022 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this activity is to increase law enforcement capacity in tackling cross-border drug trafficking, including precursors and dismantling organised crime groups by understanding new forms of modi operandi and the drug supply chain. 3329 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/euromed-police-trains-law-enforcement-eus-southern-partner-countries-fight-drug Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:08:16 GMT Drug trafficking is one of the biggest illegal businesses, bringing in a fifth of all profits from organised crime in the EU. It endangers civilians and communities while also having a negative impact on the economy. To help our counterparts from the Southern Neighbourhood, the EUROMED Police projec... 7791 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/21-2022-ons-dismantling-cannabis-production-and-trafficking Sun, 06 Nov 2022 22:00:00 GMT The aim of this activity is to increase law enforcement capacity in tackling organised crime groups specialised in illicit production and trafficking of cannabis, ensuring safe and secure dismantling of laboratories and conducting efficient crime scene investigation of these sites. 3347 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/20-2022-ons-drug-trafficking-methods-mail-and-postal-parcels Sun, 25 Sep 2022 21:00:00 GMT The aim of this activity is to improve the detection of drugs smuggled by means of mail deliveries with a view to reinforcing risk analysis and investigative procedures, and enhancing the impact of law enforcement response on criminal activities abusing postal/courier services. 3343 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/webinar-3006-2022-eu-drug-markets-depth-analysis-methamphetamine Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:00:00 GMT The aim of the webinar is to describe latest trends and developments on methamphetamine market in Europe.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Describe latest methamphetamine market developments in Europe;Assess the medium-term outlook in relation to methamphetamine production and... 3281 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/webinar-3004-2022-eu-drug-markets-depth-analysis-cocaine Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:00:00 GMT The aim of the webinar is to describe latest trends and developments on cocaine market in Europe.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Describe latest cocaine market developments in Europe;Assess the medium-term outlook in relation to cocaine trafficking and challenges for law enf... 3254 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/cosi-hoops-highlights-cepols-training-offer-regarding-drug-trafficking Mon, 02 May 2022 14:24:34 GMT On 27-28 April, the CEPOL Head of Operations (HoOPS), Ms Mailis Pukonen represented the agency in Versailles at the informal meeting of the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI), organised under the French Presidency of the Council of the EU.One of the main points... 1219 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/webinar-3003-2022-world-customs-organization-information-exchange-services-and Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:00:00 GMT The aim of the webinar is to describe law enforcement activities and tools of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILO) of Western and Eastern/Central Europe.By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:Describe the activities of Regional Intellige... 3190 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu https://www.cepol.europa.eu/training-education/webinar-12-2021-implications-recent-developments-afghanistan-drug-markets Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:00:00 GMT The aim of the webinar is to describe latest trends and developments in the area of drug trafficking in Afghanistan.By the end of the webinar the participants will be able to:describe recent ongoing developments regarding illicit drug markets in Afghanistan;assess the medium-term outlook in relation... 3176 at https://www.cepol.europa.eu