Activity3097/2025/WEB 'Ketamine: Rise of a new drug?'
The aim of this webinar is to introduce law enforcement and judicial officers into the phenomenon of illicit ketamine markets in Europe.
By the end of this webinar, the audience will be able to:
- Explain what ketamine is and which are its potential dangers;
- List the key elements of the operational action related to ketamine within the EMPACT priority Synthetic Drugs / NPS;
- Describe in general terms the situation of ketamine markets in Europe, particularly in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands;
- List the key ketamine challenges from a public prosecution's perspective of the Netherlands.
Series of webinars on ketamine
This is the first of a series of six webinars, covering aspects of illicit ketamine markets in Europe. The full series is part of the CEPOL online course 'Ketamine' (2001/2025/onl), implemented 7 Oct - 9 Dec 2025. The knowledge quizzes and recordings of these webinars are only available within the context of the online course. This certificate does not certify completion of any requirements for the online course.
EMPACT training activity
Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more cooperation between police and gendarmes, customs officers, border guards, judges, and prosecutors. EU institutions, agencies and Member States work together to tackle organised and serious international crime through a permanent and key instrument: the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).
CEPOL plays a crucial role in the EMPACT mechanism through the provision of specialised training and the identification of training needs within each common security threat. Every year, CEPOL provides a comprehensive training package for each common EU crime priority consisting of onsite, online and exchange training activities.
Check more of CEPOL's EMPACT training activities here.
