INCB and CARICOM IMPACS advance practical cooperation to address trafficking of synthetic opioids, NPS and related dangerous substances in the Caribbean
6 September 2022 – The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) formalized cooperation to address trafficking of synthetic opioids, new psychoactive substances (NPS) and related dangerous chemicals in the Caribbean. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between INCB and CARICOM IMPACS was signed on 6 September 2022, in Vienna Austria and will enhance international drug control efforts and enable the two organizations to collaborate toward their common goals within their respective mandates.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) was established by the Twenty Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in July 2006, in Bird Rock, St Kitts and Nevis, as the implementation arm of a new Regional Architecture to manage CARICOM’s action agenda on crime and security.
