2015-2023:The International Narcotics Control Board Reported Positive Results for Venezuela

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. The INCB monitors and supports governments’ compliance with international drug control treaties. The INCB is headquartered in Vienna.

The INCB carried out a mission to Venezuela in December 2014, headed by the INCB President.  The objective of the mission was to review the progress made by Venezuela in the implementation of the three international control conventions. The INCB’s evaluation of Venezuela’s drug control programs were reported in its 2015, 2017, and 2023 Annual Reports:

·       “The Government’s cooperation with INCB has been good, as has its compliance with the international drug control conventions. The Board notes that the government remains committed to combatting the trafficking of drugs from neighboring countries and to continuing to effectively fund the activities of the governmental agencies involved in drug control and prevention.” [1]

·       “The Board notes that, since its mission to Venezuela in 2014, the Government has taken a number of measures to implement the Board’s recommendations and that progress has been made in certain areas of drug control. Venezuela has further strengthened its regional and cross-border cooperation in tackling drug trafficking by engaging with international organizations and agencies of other countries. The Board notes that the government has continued its air control and interception programme based on its law regulating comprehensive airspace defense.”[2]

·       “In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the most seized drug in 2022 was cocaine, at 32.67 tons. Security forces destroyed 58 crystallization laboratories close to the western border with Columbia, neutralized 45 aircrafts, and destroyed 57 illegal airstrips.”[3]

In December 2023, the INCB held a technical training seminar in Caracas, Venezuela for national authorities from seven Latin American countries. During the four-day event, Government officials participated in 16 sessions of training designed to expand their knowledge on the implementation of the international drug control treaties. [4]

1.     INCB,2015 Report International Narcotics Control Board, 2017

2.     INCB,2017 Report International Narcotics Control Board, 2018

3.     INCB,2023 Report International Narcotics Control Board, 2024

4.     INCB, INCB Learning holds training for drug regulatory authorities in Latin America, December 8,2023

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