Terrorism & Drug smuggling

Terrorism & Drug smuggling



Introduction

In the political declaration adopted by 10 June 1998 at the ninth plenary session of the twentieth special session of the UN General Assembly, UN member states on the drug problem gives the following assessment: "Drugs are a grave danger to the health and welfare of all mankind, the independence of States, democracy, the stability of nations, the structure of all societies, as well as dignity and hope of millions of people and their families "[1]. Analytical studies in recent ICPO / Interpol and other international organizations, and national specialized centers involved in combating illicit drug trafficking and suggest that transnational drug syndicates has been steadily increasing its activity. They are intensely "master" all the new regions and territories for cultivation and drug production, improving routes and delivery methods deadly cargo, involve in your business different populations and entire ethnic groups ascribe to non-medical drug use, an increasing number of people.

According to some reports the number of addicts in the world exceeded 50 million and annual profits of drug dealers make more than $ 500 billion (Mikhailov, BP 1999).

Discussion

Illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances recognized by the international community, as an interstate threat of a global nature (i.e., representing a possibility of occurrence of such harmful changes that hinder or make impossible the realization of interests of each representative of the planet). This global risk is the basis for uniting the efforts of the world irrespective of political and social order to ensure their own safety.

Drug addiction and drug trafficking have no borders. Providing an increasingly devastating impact on the development of the world community, stimulating the growth of crime, violence and corruption, they affect people regardless of nationality, social status, gender, religion or race. Therefore, the international community rightly had concerns about ever-increasing scale and danger of the spread of drugs in the world, knowing that defeat this problem in one country is impossible (Petrus C, 2005).

By virtue of its general purpose border guards in most countries is an integral part of the system of providing state security. And because of its direct competence includes issues of counteracting threats to the state border, the capacity of border services directly and is involved in the fight against drug smuggling. And in an increasingly expanding the geography of the drug business, diversity of tactics and ways to move drugs, this problem is becoming more urgent. At the border guards do not doubt that a reliable barrier to international drug traffickers directly at the border, i.e. At the stage of entering the country, is able to significantly limit their ability to prevent the tragic consequences of drug use.

The major component of the national interests of the U.S Federation in the border area is a reliable protection of the individual, society and state against international terrorism and illegal activities of organized criminal groups engaged in the illegal movement across the border in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors, as well as arms ...