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EU highlights ports in large-scale roadmap against drug smuggling

Port authorities and privately owned carriers must be aware of the crucial role they play in the fight against organized drug traffickers, the EU stresses in a new initiative.
"We need a network to fight a network. This new roadmap, which will scale up our efforts, is an important step in building that network," says European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. | Photo: Johanna Geron/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
"We need a network to fight a network. This new roadmap, which will scale up our efforts, is an important step in building that network," says European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. | Photo: Johanna Geron/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by DANIEL LOGAN BERG-MUNCH

European ports are the frontline of the bloc’s fight against the organized trafficking of drugs.

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