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Samantha B. Period 3 Committee 10 Drug Trafficking

Policy Paper

__Background of the Topic__:

Drug trafficking has been happening all over the world. There are people who go to great lengths just to get drugs from one location to another. People had even taken a plane and stuck a fake Red Cross label on it, and when it landed they found loads and loads of cocaine. In Australia, there are many agencies who have regularly surveys of drug use. Most drugs that they look for and have found are tobacco, nicotine, and alcohol. After theirs studies they verified the ages of 14 and over to the issues involving drugs. Australian police would examine issues from recent arrest and see if it shows drugs use and if it increases the percentage of violent crimes.

__United Nations Involvement:__

In 1991, April 2, a meeting was held with Hong Kong. Here is a part of what they had compromised and what conclusion thay can come to about illicit drugs. "The Australian Consulate General has the honour to confirm that the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Australia and the Government Secretariat's Note of 3 December 1993 and this reply shall together constitute an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Hong Kong extending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Hong Kong Concerning the Investigation of Drug Trafficking and the Confiscation of the Proceeds of Drug Trafficking, done at Hong Kong on 21 April 1991, for a further period of one year to 3 June 1995. The Australian Consulate General avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Government Secretariat the assurance of its highest consideration." What they are saying is that they are going to continue to investigate about the problem of drug trafficking throughout their land and that they are gong to try to keep it as drug free as possible.

__Country Involvement:__

Australia wasn't always drug involved, since they were far from most connections to exports and imports from their most popular sources, it wasn't much of a problem. Then there started to be transports from air crafts.

__Solution:__ Australia has not been too much of a problem, but due to air crafts, there has been as increase everywhere. So, I believe that we should create and organization. An idea that i have is S.A.S.I. It stands for Stop Air craft Smuggling Immediately. It is governmental and we would meet 4 times a year to try and check on planes as much as possible. It is a volunteer program and it is to help people not just in Australia bu all around the nation.