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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has pledged continuous support for the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curb human trafficking.
Mr Azim Arshad, UNODC project coordinator in Nigeria, gave the pledge on Monday in Abuja at the start of a three-day stakeholders’ workshop on the development of a new national plan against human trafficking.
Newsmen report that the new national plan of action against human trafficking is a five-year plan – 2021 to 2025, aimed tackling the menace.
According to Arshad, UNODC has been working with NAPTIP in the areas of prevention, prosecution, protection, partnership and policy and will continue to engage with the agency in the five-year plan strategies.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic – On 22 January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) observed upgraded facilities and handed over essential equipment to Wattay International Airport, following the completion of the joint mapping assessment and trainings of frontline officials across three points of entry (PoEs) in the previous year.
The team observed 12 newly installed handwashing stations, 30 protective glass shields at immigration counters, cybersecurity lanes and 12 LED screens for display of COVID-19 information and handed over five computers, one projector, two cameras and four printers for enhanced operational preparedness and response capacities of frontline officials to COVID-19. Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I and Luang Prabang Airport also benefited from the support.
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The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Marwa (retd.), has ordered the state commanders of the agency to mop up illicit drugs across the country.
He also hinted that the agency would seek government’s approval to conduct drug tests on students of tertiary institutions, security personnel and newly appointed government employees.
Marwa stated this during a meeting with commanders of the 36 states, Federal Capital Territory and special commands at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, on Monday.
While tasking the commanders to rid the streets of illicit drugs, the NDLEA boss also admonished them to “shape up and get all those engaged in the nefarious business to face the music, and I need results from now on”.
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He s often compared to other big names in the drugs trafficking industry, like Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, as well as Pablo Escobar.
On January 23, 2021, Dutch police arrested Tse at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, acting on an Australian-issued INTERPOL request.
Tse, also known as Sam Gor , which means Brother Number Three in Cantonese, is the alleged leader of The Company – a global drugs trafficking syndicate.
Born in Guangzhong Province, China, Tse joined the Big Circle Gang, which was founded by angry, disgruntled Red Guards near the tail-end of the country s Cultural Revolution, according to police sources.
Tse, who used to live in Toronto, Canada, moved around between Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan in recent years. And according to Australian Federal Police (AFP), the 57-year-old was heavily involved in the import and distribution of illicit drugs. The profits, authorities say, were laundered overseas.