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🚨 Today is the day! 🔬 Join us at #CND68 for a crucial side event on dismantling clandestine labs! 📅 13 March 2025 | ⏰ 1:00-2:00 PM | 📍 Room M3 💡 Live demo included! Learn how UNODC helps law enforcement detect & dismantle illegal drug labs safely. Don’t miss it!

📣 Five NPS & one medicine were scheduled at #CND68 The CND oversees global drug control, deciding on substance scheduling. UN Office on Drugs & Crime Lab provides vital scientific data via the Early Warning Advisory on NPS to support evidence-informed decisions on NPS. 🔗: bit.ly/41JSJJx

🙏 Thank you for joining our #CND68 Side Event on Safe Handling & Disposal of Drugs in Southeast Asia! 🌏💊 Your insights are key to tackling this issue. Special thanks to Ian Biggs for their vital role in safe and efficient drug disposal efforts in SEA! 🔬

🙏 Thanks to all organizers, speakers & participants for making our #CND68 side event a success! Our session shared 🔑 strategies for investigating & dismantling clandestine labs, w/ a live demo showcasing forensic expertise & safe handling. Together, we build a safer future!

Officers in the Dominican Republic just sharpened their skills in detecting non-genuine travel documents last week-🔑 to counter synthetic drug trafficking. ➡️Stronger expertise, safer borders!🔍 Enhanced scientific expertise, safer borders! 🙏 UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy & Foreign Policy CAN

The 2025 IVLP on "U.S. Drug Control Policy - Combatting the Global Opioid Crisis" is off to a great start in the 🇺🇸 this week! Nine professionals from UN Office on Drugs & Crime and Permanent Missions of countries around the world🌍 to the UN🇺🇳 in #Vienna, are on a 10-day program to learn

🚗💊 What do a hidden car compartment & synthetic drugs have in common? Both can make or break a case. In Sto Domingo, UN Office on Drugs & Crime trained officers & forensic experts on crime scene work—boosting skills from latent prints to vehicle searches for stronger prosecutions. UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy

🔍 Daughters' Day 2025 at UNODC's Lab was all about "Seeking Clues"—inspiring future women in forensic science! 🧬👩‍🔬 Girls explored fingerprints, trace analysis & more, seeing how science supports justice. A day of discovery, dreams, and empowerment! 💡🔬

🚨 New Findings on Vaping Products 🚨 UNODC early warning message reveals a⬆️ in #NPS in vapes, incl. cannabinoids & nitazenes. They may be mislabelled & pose serious health risks, esp. to young people. As these substances evolve, so must our response. 🔗: bit.ly/4iELg51

🤝 Honoured to welcome H.E. Mr. Toufique Hasan, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN in Vienna. His visit highlighted Bangladesh’s commitment to global cooperation in drug control & forensic capacity. 📸 Photo credits: bit.ly/4lZ0p44

We were honoured to welcome Ms. Laura Rissanen, State Secretary to the Minister of Social Security of Finland, to the UN Narcotics Laboratory. Her visit reflects Finland’s strong support for science-based drug policy & our 35-year partnership w/ the Finnish Institute for Health.

100x stronger than morphine—synthetic opioids are no joke. 🧪💥 This week, officers from Brazil & Mozambique are training at the UN Lab to safely handle unknown substances & spot dangerous drugs using cutting-edge tools. Protecting lives starts here. 🌍👮‍♂️UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme

📣Over 1,200 NPS are in circulation—many undetectable by standard lab methods. This week experts gathered for a UN Office on Drugs & Crime workshop to boost forensic lab capacity in Tashkent. Topics incl. NPS detection, chain of custody, quality control, & accreditation. ➡️Labs must stay ahead.

🔍 Join us at #CCPCJ34 for a hands-on side event! 👉Going Beyond Interdiction of Synthetic Drug Trafficking 🗓 19 May | 🕐 13:10–14:10 CET 📍 Vienna International Centre, M3 Featuring a live mock crime scene and security document examination demo!

❗32 °C and 80% humidity — tough conditions for wearing full protective gear, but Cambodian officers are training to safely handle toxic chemicals from illicit ketamine labs. UN Office on Drugs & Crime provides support through an Australia DFAT-funded project to reduce related risks. Ian Biggs

🚨 When dangerous synthetic drugs cross borders, frontline officers are often the first and only line of defense. Customs officers from 🇦🇷 🇨🇱 🇵🇾 🇺🇾 trained at UNODC LSS to master rapid, safe detection of potent synthetic opioids using advanced field tools.

Brorphine analogues are emerging in North America and Europe. These NPS synthetic opioids pose serious risks. What are they and what does this mean for public health, forensic labs & overdose response? 📢 Read more: bit.ly/3FBRDZm

Encouraged by recent progress in Cambodia: 100+ tons of toxic chemicals removed from high-risk sites, reducing the threat to public health.   UN Office on Drugs & Crime trained 25 national officers with support from 🇦🇺 @DFAT & 🇰🇷 South Korea to safely transport & dispose of seized drugs & chemicals.

🚨 600+ tons of toxic chemicals seized in Cambodia from illicit labs. With unstable storage threatening lives and the environment, UNODC is taking action. 100+ tons safely relocated so far—next up: safe disposal. Grateful to all partners making this possible.

🚨 Four potent synthetic opioids are now under international control: 1. N-pyrrolidino protonitazene 2. N-pyrrolidino metonitazene 3. Etonitazepipne 4. N-desethyl isotonitazene Controls took effect 9 June. HHC & carisoprodol follow in Dec. Read more here: bit.ly/4e25Ifk