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Monday, October 23, 2006
In Suriname, officials from the Caribbean, South America, Europe and the US have signed an agreement to work closely together to combat drug trafficking through the Caribbean and dismantle trafficking organizations.
At the recently held international anti-drugs conference held in Suriname, 12 nations, including Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, the Netherlands, France, Great-Britain and the US, signed the Paramaribo Declaration.
The agreement is a framework to establish an intelligence sharing network in the signatory countries, to simultaneously coordinate and execute sting operations and other actions. Forfeiture of assets gained from the drug trade is one objective of the agreement which aims to tackle money laundering activities as well. The declaration was adopted unanimously by all participating countries.
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