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Anti-Drug Supply Policies: Inter-Institutional Coordination and Action Plans

Table 2: Activities highlighted in the action plans for combating supply from 2007 to 2023

No Activities Action Plans
2007-2009 2010-2012 2013-2015 2015 2016-2018 2018-2023
1 Preventing the entry and exit of narcotics and precursors (precursor chemicals) into and out of Türkiye through borders and customs gates via land, air, sea and mail/cargo. X X X X X X
2 Increasing institutional capacity X X X X X X
3 Increasing personnel and technical capacity X X X X X X
4 Increasing the number of dogs, dog transport vehicles and capacity of service dog training centers X X X
5 Capacity increasing capacities of the criminal laboratory X X X X X X
6 Increasing cooperation and information sharing between law enforcement units (operations, training, etc.) X X X X X X
7 Organizing training for counter-supply units (branch, informant management, undercover investigator, narcoguide, MASAK, etc.) X X X X X X
8 Carrying out studies to increase the awareness level of citizens (narcoguide, narcotruck, best narcotics police: mother, etc.) - - - X X X
9 Increasing crime intelligence analysis studies X X X X X X
10 Focusing on controlled delivery and bilateral cooperation between countries - X X - X X
11 Holding meetings that allow mutual information sharing with foreign liaison officers (customs/police) in Türkiye X X X - X -
12 Ensuring participation in international activities aimed at the fight against drugs carried out by international and regional organizations X X X - X X
13 Increasing planned and projected operations against domestic drug networks that ensure the availability of drugs at street level (Establishment and dissemination of Narcoteams for combating at street level after 2015) X X X X X X
14 Preventing illegal cultivation X X X X - X
15 Preventing drug trafficking through informatics X - X - X X
16 Prevention of illegal drug shipment via cargo - X X - X X
17 Conducting risk analysis studies and establishing a drug decision support system X X X X X X
18 Ensuring inter-institutional data sharing (Protocols) X X X X X X
19 Fighting against new psychoactive substances that are seen in Türkiye and have a high risk of being seen (EWS) - - - X X X
20 Conducting legislative updates on the fight against drugs X X X X X X
21 Demolition or restoration of abandoned buildings - - - - X X
22 Strengthening denunciation mechanisms X X - X X X
23 Conducting studies on the financial aspect of drugs and the resources they provide to terrorist organizations X X X - X X
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