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International Action Against Drug Trafficking: Trends in United Kingdom Law and Practice

NCJ Number
128167
Journal
International Lawyer Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1990) Pages: P 365-392
Author(s)
W C Gilmore
Date Published
1990
Length
28 pages
Annotation
In recent years, the United Kingdom has taken significant steps to enhance its ability to play a full and active role in the fight against international drug trafficking.
Abstract
Extradition has been and seems likely to continue to be the major mechanism through which the United Kingdom cooperates with other countries in criminal matters, including drug trafficking. Among other provisions, the Extradition Act of 1989 empowers the British Secretary of State to make special extradition arrangements for particular cases involving countries with which the United Kingdom has no general extradition arrangements. Awareness of the need for international cooperation to combat the illicit narcotics trade has led the United Kingdom to conclude several bilateral agreements. Also, in the mid-1980's, the British government determined that new legislative powers were needed to deprive narcotics traffickers of the proceeds of their criminal activities and passed the Drug Trafficking Offenses Act of 1986. The 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substnaces is seen by the British government as an important instrument in the fight against drug trafficking. 180 footnotes