Human trafficking, cyber crime and drug usage: UN shows interest in mutual cooperation

LAHORE: The United Nation (UN) has showed great interest in mutual cooperation in preventing human trafficking, cyber crime and drug usage in the Province.

United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) will provide every possible support for the establishment of rule of law and it'll also give professional training to government officials and officers under the umbrella of Home Department Punjab.

This was disclosed by a delegation from the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) who met with Secretary Home Punjab Noor ul Amin Mengal in his office here on Friday.

The delegation was led by the country representative UNODC Pakistan Troels Vester. Noor Ul Amin Mengal briefed the UNODC delegation about the legislation and law enforcement arrangements made by the Punjab government on drugs prevention. He also informed the UN delegation about the upgradation project for the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA).

The home secretary informed that the department is working on a scientific basis to identify the mafia behind the production and supply of synthetic drugs. Strict lawful action will be taken against the people involved in the business of disastrous synthetic drugs.

Noor ul Amin Mengal said that the forensic science agency is helping us to identify the raw material used in multiple drug samples.

Country representative UNODC Pakistan Troels Vester said that the Home Department's remarkable initiatives for Prisons Reforms are commendable, he added. Secretary home Punjab Noor Ul Amin Mengal presented a football made by the prisoners to Troels Vester at the end of the meeting.

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