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Colombia calls for international action against drug trafficking networks
Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo called on countries to act together against drug trafficking at a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Thursday. Restrepo said combating cross-border crime was a shared responsibility of the international community.
Speaking at a United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, Colombian Vice President José Manuel Restrepo said countries needed to work together more strongly to combat drug trafficking.
Restrepo said drugs were produced in Colombia but did not remain within the country's borders. Describing trafficking as an international enterprise, Restrepo said Colombia was ready to take the necessary steps against the threat and that other countries also needed to assume responsibility.
Trafficking routes extend to Europe and other regions
While Colombia remains one of the major departure points for cocaine shipments, trafficking routes extend from the Americas to Europe and other regions. Restrepo called on the international community to act together against criminal networks involved in the illicit trade.
Restrepo also called for an internationally shared, clear and definitive definition of terrorism. He said such a definition should be consistent with international law and fundamental safeguards.
Restrepo said groups that kill and abduct people, recruit children and resort to terrorism to intimidate society were terrorist groups. He said Colombia was fighting these groups within the framework of the Constitution and the law, using all the resources available to the state.
Combating sources of financing
Colombia has long been fighting armed groups and criminal networks linked to drug trafficking. Authorities in the country are working to disrupt production, trafficking routes and the sources of criminal organizations' financing.
Restrepo reiterated that more international cooperation was needed to combat drug trafficking and cross-border crime. He said the effectiveness of the United Nations should be measured not by the volume of documents it produces but by the results it delivers. Restrepo called for international cooperation to be turned into concrete steps.
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