The role of the Drug Advisory Programme of the Colombo Plan Bureau in the fight against illicit drug traffic.

The Drug Advisory Programme (DAP) of the Colombo Plan Bureau assists member States in organizing national and regional seminars, workshops, conferences and discussions on various aspects of drug abuse prevention and control and publishes reports on proceedings of such meetings. The DAP advises and assists member States in updating drug legislation and promoting the drug law enforcement action. The DAP operates fellowship and training programmes for narcotics officials, provides grants to participants from member States in various meetings on drug abuse control and supports research in this area of activity. It also provides assistance in the form of consultancy programmes for the least developed countries in the region. DAP disseminates information on regional and world-wide problems related to drug abuse, illicit drug traffic, modus operandi of illicit drug traffickers and counter-measures to deal with such problems. The Colombo Plan encourages and supports voluntary non-governmental organizations in their efforts to prevent and control drug abuse and, in co-operation with other organizations and member States, organizes international conferences whose aims are to promote the involvement of non-governmental organizations in the prevention and control of drug abuse.