OSCE Mission to Serbia helps interior ministry fight drug abuse
BELGRADE, 26 October 2010 - A three-day training course for selected police officers from Serbia's Interior Ministry on identifying signs and symptoms of drug abuse, sponsored by the OSCE Mission to Serbia, started today.
During the course, eight officers from specialized Interior Ministry Directorates, will learn techniques for detecting and identifying narcotic intoxication. They will later help develop materials on this methodology to be used in nation-wide courses for police officers planned for 2011.
"This course supports the multidisciplinary approach outlined in Serbia's strategy to fight drug abuse. The officers' new skills will help them intensify preventive work, especially in the area of protection of youth," said Bjorn Pettersen, Organized Crime Programme Manager at the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
The OSCE Mission to Serbia is training core police training personnel as part of its support to the Interior Ministry's efforts to fight drug abuse.