Dubai: The growing use of social media, encrypted messaging applications and digital payments by drug trafficking networks will be among the key issues discussed at an international anti-narcotics conference in Dubai on November 17, as the UAE steps up efforts to strengthen global cooperation against drugs and protect young people.
The Anti-Narcotics Conference, organised by the National Drug Enforcement Authority (NDEA) and Dubai Police General Headquarters, represented by its General Department of Anti-Narcotics, in cooperation with the World Police Summit (WPS), will take place at Dubai World Trade Centre as part of the three-day summit running from November 16 to 18.
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The conference will bring together international and regional law enforcement officials, health professionals, researchers and specialists to examine the growing drug threat from security, legislative, preventive, therapeutic and public health perspectives.
The united nations office on drugs and crime (UNODC) and the European union drugs agency (EUDA) are among the international organisations taking part.
Drug networks exploit digital platforms
Dr Abdullah Al Khayat, awareness and prevention adviser at the NDEA, warned that drug trafficking and promotion networks are increasingly abandoning traditional methods and exploiting digital channels to reach young people.
