CDA calls for stricter controls to combat drug smuggling

The Central Drug Authority (CDA) has called for strengthened border control to combat the smuggling of drugs into the country.
The CDA had a stakeholder engagement session on the National Drug Master Plan (NDMP) in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on Thursday.
The NDMP is South Africa’s central policy framework for addressing substance use, misuse, illicit drug trafficking and aims to ensure a coordinated response from stakeholders.
Chairperson of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Charity Monareng says South Africa has become a transit point and a destination hub for drugs.
“Strong border control doesn’t necessarily mean South Africa, but it also includes other countries around the world where drugs are trafficked such as Asia and South America which has a lot of drug trafficking routes. So, we need to ensure that there’s collaboration in all those countries in maritime especially in the waters, air and on land.”
 
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