Celac countries want to get rid of negative drug image

The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) want to get rid of their drug image. “Our region has a negative image in the world and we are also seen as the countries from which most of the drugs come from or the countries through which drugs are transported to the rest of the world. We must get rid of this image”, said Gustavo Mayner Alarcon on Thursday to the press on behalf of Celac.

According to him, one of the biggest issues we have in the region is the lack of a common approach and coordination between the countries to combat drug trafficking as a whole. According to him, rules and legislation must also be drawn up at national level in most countries in order to combat drug trafficking. “There is a great deal of work to be done and we have been working on this for some time, but drug trafficking, like any crime, is a cross-border issue and tackling it is a complex one. First of all, what we need to know is that we will not be able to combat it on our own. It is only by joining forces that we will be able to combat drug trafficking effectively and by the end of this conference, we hope to adopt a strong and common political position here, which will send a signal to the rest of the world,” says the Celac leader.

The 21st AntiDrug Summit of the European Union (EU) and the Celac was held in Paramaribo this week. “The EU and Celac are working together to build something, and our commitment to this conference will have to serve as a basis for both regions to combat drug trafficking as much as possible,” says Alarcon. MN