RIYYADH: Deputy Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, who is also chairman of the National Committee for Narcotics Control (NCNC), has set up a workshop to tackle the scourge of drugs in the Kingdom. National and international level experts will join this workshop.
It is entitled “National and Global Strategies to Fight Drugs and Mental Stimulants,” and will be run by the NCNC secretariat in cooperation with Prince Naif University for Security Sciences, on Feb. 22 and 23, at the university’s headquarters in Riyadh.
The workshop will be attended by directors of anti-narcotics departments across the country. Several international experts are expected to attend, including from the United Nations. The role of the NCNC is to support private and government establishments with a scientific plan.
Speakers include George Shaw, who would outline the European strategy to counter smuggling and distribution. Eve Jebo from France would present a paper about drug trafficking and consumption.
The participants would also look at how other countries have countered the drug menace.
