Important Facts of the News
- Date of event: 5th November 2025
- Location: Bangkok, Thailand
- Event: Meeting of the Network of Judges and Prosecutors United Against Synthetic Drug Trafficking (JUST)
- Organised by: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- UAE representative: Salem Khalifa Al Ghafli, Head of the Federal Narcotics Prosecution
- Programme frameworks: Global Programme on Criminal Network Disruption (GPCD) and UN Synthetic Drug Strategy
- Focus of UAE presentation: Legal and technical challenges in synthetic drug cases
UAE Takes Active Role in Combatting Synthetic Drugs
The United Arab Emirates took part in a high-level global meeting focused on synthetic drug trafficking, held in Bangkok on 5th November 2025. Salem Khalifa Al Ghafli, who heads the Federal Narcotics Prosecution, represented the nation at the Meeting of the Network of Judges and Prosecutors United Against Synthetic Drug Trafficking (JUST).
UNODC Hosts Key Judicial Meeting
The session was organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime under the Global Programme on Criminal Network Disruption and the UN Synthetic Drug Strategy. It gathered legal experts and prosecutors from various countries to build collective strategies against synthetic drug crimes.
UAE’s Legal Insight into Drug Control
Al Ghafli contributed a detailed study examining both legal and technical hurdles faced in synthetic drug cases. His intervention stressed how essential it is for nations to strengthen international cooperation and exchange judicial expertise to address the evolving nature of synthetic substance production and trafficking.
Commitment to Judicial Excellence
The UAE underlined its continued progress in developing its judicial framework to address narcotics challenges. The country’s proactive participation reaffirmed its dedication to global collaboration and capacity-building under the United Nations framework.