Vienna, 9 September 2021

Vienna, 9 September 2021 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) convened its second international expert group meeting on fentanyl-related substances and emerging synthetic opioids with no known legitimate uses...[read more]

Vienna, 31 August 2021

Vienna, 31 August 2021 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is convening its fourth annual operational expert meeting on trafficking dangerous synthetic opioids, fentanyls, and related precursors through postal, express mail, courier and air cargo services...[read more]

Vienna, 15 March 2021

Vienna, 15 March 2021 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) concluded a six-day Stakeholders Consultation on Trafficking of Dangerous Substances through Exploitation of E-Wallet Services. The meeting was organized under the auspices of INCB’s Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme...[read more]

Vienna, 25 January 2021

Vienna, 25 January 2021 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) run a four-day expert group meeting on trafficking of synthetic opioids, fentanyls and related dangerous substances through e-commerce platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean...[read more]

Vienna, 9 December 2020

Vienna, 9 December 2020 - The Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is holding a five-day online expert group meeting on trafficking in dangerous substances through freight forwarding services. Attended by over 70 participants per session, the initiative brought together experts from national institutions and the private sector who shared experiences and information...[read more]

25 September 2020

Vienna 25 September 2020 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has concluded a five-day expert group meeting (EGM) on the trafficking in non-medical synthetic opioids, and fentanyl-related substances through postal, express mail, express courier services, and related services. This was INCB’s first of its kind dual hemisphere virtual EGM and continued the successes of the previous meetings convened in 2018 and 2019...[read more]

Vienna, 14 and 16 July 2020

Vienna, 21 July - On 14 and 16 July 2020, the third and final sessions of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) online expert group meeting on the trafficking of dangerous substances through social media and other Internet-related services took place. These last sessions focused on policy and legal issues related to public-private partnerships as well as the adoption of technical recommendations...[read more]

Vienna, 7 and 8 July 2020

INCB continued with the second session of its expert group meeting on the trafficking of dangerous substances through Internet-related services. The focus this time lay on trafficking on social media platforms and the strategies used by the respective social media company as well as the law enforcement to prevent the exploitation of these platforms...[read more]

Vienna, 30 June and 1 July 2020

Under the auspices of its Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme, INCB has launched a six-day online expert group meeting on the trafficking of dangerous substances through social media and other Internet-related services, with the aim of promoting public-private partnerships and strengthening practitioners’ networks...[read more]

Vienna/Dar Es Salaam, 17 October 2019

More than 40 participants from 11 countries, among them representatives from national law enforcement and regulatory authorities, and pharmaceutical industry, discussed the key roles and potential of public-private partnerships preventing the diversion of chemicals into illicit drug manufacturing channels during a regional workshop organized by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).... [read more]

Jakarta, 9-10 September 2019

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) held a training workshop in Jakarta for 25 customs officials from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand... [read more]

Vienna, 11 September 2019

Building on from the success of the 2018 expert group meeting, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) coordinated the 2nd expert group meeting in Vienna, Austria from 11-13 September 2019, to direct new strategies on interdicting trafficking of dangerous substances through postal and express courier services... [read more]

Montevideo, 5 September 2019

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Security Capacity Building Workshop within Latin America, brought in experts from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to strengthen capacity to counter transportation of dangerous contraband. The workshop, held from 2 to 5 September in Montevideo, Uruguay, included 23 postal security and customs officers from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba... [read more]

Vienna, 4 September 2019

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) convened a three-day multilateral expert group meeting to discuss the Board's innovative list of fentanyl-related substances with no known legitimate uses at its headquarters in Vienna. The meeting brought national, regional and international experts together with private sector partners from the chemical industry to discuss how this practical tool was implemented in its first year and steps for its future expansion... [read more]

Tunis, 29 août 2019

es experts de l'Organe international de contrôle des stupéfiants (OICS) renforcent cette semaine la capacité des opérateurs de sécurité postale à faire face aux menaces croissantes posées par les substances dangereuses expédiées par le réseau postal international lors de l'atelier conjoint de l'Union postale universelle (UPU) et de l'Organisation mondiale des douanes (OMD), tenu à Tunis pour renforcer les capacités de sécurité... [en savoir plus]

Tunis, 29 August 2019

International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) experts this week strengthen capacity of postal security operators to address the increasing threats posed by dangerous substances shipped through the international postal network at the Universal Postal Union (UPU) – World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Security Capacity Building Workshop in the Middle East and North Africa region, held in Tunis... [read more]

CASABLANCA, 3 août 2019

L'Organe International de Contrôle des Stupéfiants (OICS) a participé à l'atelier conjoint de renforcement des capacités en matière de sécurité de l'Union Postale Universelle (UPU) et de l'Organisation Mondiale des Douanes (OMD) en Afrique de l'Ouest pour renforcer les capacités de lutte contre le trafic de substances dangereuses par le réseau postal international. L'atelier, qui s'est tenu du 31 juillet au 3 août 2019 à Casablanca, réunissait des agents... [en savoir plus]

CASABLANCA, 3 August 2019

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) participated in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Security Capacity Building Workshop in West Africa to strengthen capacity to address trafficking in dangerous substances through the international postal network. The workshop, held from 31 July to 3 August 2019 in Casablanca, included postal and customs officers from 13 West African Governments... [read more]

BANGKOK, 12 June 2019

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Security Capacity Building Workshop in the Asia Pacific region brought in experts from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to strengthen capacity to address the increasing threat posed by dangerous substances, in particular fentanyls and their analogues, through the international postal network... [read more]

Quito, Ecuador, 7 de junio de 2019

La Junta Internacional de Fiscalización de Estupefacientes (JIFE) organizó un seminario de capacitación en Quito, acogido por el Gobierno de Ecuador, para más de 40 funcionarios de fiscalización de drogas de Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana, Ecuador y Perú. El objetivo del seminario fue apoyar a los países participantes en la mejora del monitoreo y la presentación de informes, el fortalecimiento de la capacidad... [lee más]

Quito, Ecuador, 7 June 2019

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) held a training seminar in Quito, hosted by the Government of Ecuador, for over 40 drug control officials from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Peru. The goal of the workshop was to support participating countries in improving monitoring and reporting capabilities, strengthening capacity to prevent the trafficking in and abuse of synthetic opioids... [read more]

Vienna, 6 June 2019

Governments looking for new approaches to address the trafficking in and abuse of new psychoactive substances, including fentanyl-type substances, discovered practical tools during the OSCE annual conference on Combating the Threat of Illicit Drugs and the Diversion of Chemical Precursors entitled "Evolving Threat of Synthetic Drugs" held from the 3 to 4 June 2019... [read more]

SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 15 May 2019

INCB participated in the 21st annual Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) conference to highlight challenges in addressing trafficking in synthetic drugs and related substances to, and through, the region's small island states. The 3-days conference aimed to strengthen international relationships among governments and international agencies, expand partnerships and cooperation... [read more]

BRIDGETOWN, 3 May 2019

The INCB global OPIOIDS Project participated in the Universal Postal Union (UPU)-World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Security Capacity Building Workshop in the Caribbean region to strengthen capacity to address trafficking of dangerous substances through the international mail, held from 30 April to 3 May, at the UPU Training Centre in Barbados. The training included officers from 20 Caribbean countries and territories... [read more]

KUTA, 15 February 2019

An Australian and Indonesian co-hosted customs capacity-building workshop for ASEAN countries brought in experts from the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) to address cross-border trafficking on new psychoactive substances. The goal of the workshop was to reduce trafficking through air cargo by improving capacity to access supply chain risk and building a region-wide community of skilled practitioners... [read more]

BERN, 23 January 2019

As part of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Postal Operations Council meetings held 21-30 January, its Postal Security Group (PSG) met at UPU's International Bureau in Bern to discuss issues related to current and future security and safety of global postal services. Of increasing interest among the 50 security officers representing national postal administrations, was the increasing threat posed by dangerous fentanyls shipped through the global postal network... [read more]

BANGKOK, 18 January 2019

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is building multi-agency capacity in Asia to address global trafficking in new psychoactive substances (NPS), synthetic opioids and dangerous chemicals. The event brought together customs, law, and regulatory enforcement officials from East, Southeast and South Asia to develop and share multilateral intelligence on sources of illicit manufacture, marketing and distribution of dangerous substances not under international control... [read more]

BANGKOK, 16 January 2019

In a collaborative approach to address trafficking in dangerous substances, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) of Thailand held two training events on intelligence sharing tools to counter trafficking in new psychoactive substances, non-medical synthetic opioids, and fentanyl-related substances at ONCB headquarters in Thailand. The training was implemented jointly under INCB's Project Ion and...[read more]

BANGKOK, 14 January 2019

Government and industry gathered to discuss ways to interdict the illicit sales of dangerous substances at the INCB Practitioners' Workshop on Public-Private Partnership for Prevention of Traffic in NPS, Synthetic Opioids and Precursors through the Surface Web Based E-Commerce Platforms. The three-day workshop, the third in a series of specialized expert meetings with industry partners, is an innovative, practical and voluntary partnership with industry...[read more]

VIENNA, 3 December 2018

National experts and international partners gathered at the UNODC-WHO-INCB Intergovernmental expert group on the international challenge posed by the non-medical use of synthetic opioids. The two-day meeting examined strategies to reduce the supply of synthetic opioids for non-medical use and address the public health aspects of synthetic opioids under the United Nations opioids strategy... [read more]

GENEVA, 26 September 2018

National experts and international partners gathered at 5 th WHO-UNODC Expert Consultation on New Psychoactive Substances to discuss the threat posed by illicit synthetic opioids. The event focused on practical solutions to the challenges posed by trafficking and misuse of synthetic drugs, most notably dangerous fentanyl-related substances... [read more]

Washington D.C. / Vienna, 14 June 2018

Mr. Rossen Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Board, represented the International Narcotics Control Board at the G-7 ad-hoc expert meeting on innovative responses to the challenges posed by synthetic drugs, held in Washington D.C. on 13 June 2018.The discussion centered on the unique nature of the challenges presented by trafficking in and abuse of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl analogues, and on finding new multilateral tools to address these challenges...[read more]

BERN/VIENNA, 19 April 2018

"Operational agreement between the two UN bodies sends strong message to drug traffickers to stay away from world's postal services". Synthetic opioids trafficked among the millions of letters and e-commerce packets will get a lot harder following an agreement signed between the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU)...[read more]

12 March 2018

"Working together for the health and welfare of humankind"... [read more]