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<p>Her Majesty's Government is deeply concerned about the involvement of Organised
Criminal Groups (OCGs) in facilitating the trafficking of both psychoactive substances
and illegal drugs.</p><p>The UK works internationally with a range of partners to
tackle the involvement of OCGs in drug trafficking using both bilateral and multilateral
policy levers; including the UN and EU. We also have strong operational links with
law enforcement partners in other countries. This work includes the sharing of operational
information and expertise, the provision on capacity building, and policy dialogue.</p><p>We
have committed to implementing The Psychoactive Substances Act, which commenced on
26 May 2016, and are monitoring law enforcement activity to determine what impact
the Act has already had. The 2010 Drug Strategy also commits us to 'combat the international
flow of drugs to the UK, collaborating with international partners to disrupt drug
trafficking upstream', and the 2013 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy highlights
that 'capacity building, across government and in coordination with other states,
is essential'. International engagement underpins the delivery of these strategies.</p>
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