Supporting the Iraqi authorities in the fight against drug production and trafficking

This project aims to enhance the strategic planning coordination and operational efficiency capabilities of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and the Anti-Narcotics Directorate in fighting against drug trafficking. Project activities include: (1) conducting a comprehensive review of the current national and cross-border governance and cooperation frameworks identifying priorities and providing relevant recommendations; (2) facilitating the exchange of experience expertise and best practices aligned with international standards to deepen understanding of the complexity of countering drug trafficking; and (3) strengthening national database systems by providing necessary equipment and training to counternarcotic units.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced coordination strategic planning and institutional capacity in countering drug trafficking for Iraqi counternarcotic authorities; (2) enhanced national counternarcotic strategic decision-making guided by systematic data collection centralization and analysis. This led to improved strategic decision-making; and (3) enhanced counternarcotics efforts of key criminal justice actors in detecting identifying and investigating illicit drug trafficking.