{"id":55374,"date":"2024-02-07T17:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/drug-trafficking-related-crime-on-rise-in-2023"},"modified":"2024-02-07T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:27:09","slug":"drug-trafficking-related-crime-on-rise-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/drug-trafficking-related-crime-on-rise-in-2023","title":{"rendered":"Drug trafficking related crime on rise in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambique\u2019s Attorney Genral\u2019s Office (PGR) said on Monday that 1,251 criminal cases relating to drug trafficking were opened in 2023, compared to 1,035 in 2022, warning of an increase in the trade and consumption of narcotics in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have data from last year that indicates that drug trafficking in our country has been on the rise, we had around 1,251 criminal cases filed,\u201d said Amabe\u0301lia Chuquela, Mozambique\u2019s deputy public prosecutor, on the sidelines of an event that brings together prosecutors and police directors from the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) in Maputo.<\/p>\n<p>Amabe\u0301lia Chuquela said that most of the cases opened in 2023 have already been tried and those responsible have been convicted, adding that last year a trafficker, who was wanted internationally, was extradited to the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMozambique is effectively on the drug trafficking route,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy prosecutor expressed concern about the rising level of drug use in Mozambique, especially among young people and teenagers, warning of the need to strengthen measures to prevent and combat drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Several international organisations point to Mozambique as a transit corridor for international drug trafficking to Europe and the United States, especially heroin from Asia, but seizures of cocaine from South America have also increased.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day meeting in Maputo brings together prosecutors and police directors from the member states of the CPLP (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Princi\u0301pe and Timor-Leste) to discuss the fight against organised crime, especially terrorism, and is expected to define a joint action plan to tackle these types of crimes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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