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<p>In December 2021, the Government launched its ten-year drugs strategy, to cut crime
and save lives<em>. </em>As part of this, £300 million has been allocated to fund
activity to break drug supply chains from end-to-end, This includes restricting upstream
flow, securing the UK border, and ensuring we remain agile in the face of changing
threats.</p><p>The National Crime Agency (NCA) regularly assess the threat posed to
the UK by the trafficking of illicit drugs. At this time, we are not aware of any
captagon on UK streets and to date, no instances of captagon being seized at a UK
border have been recorded; however, shipments have been seized in Europe.</p><p>As
such, the UK will continue to seek coordinated global action to address the effects
of the captagon trade, in close cooperation with our regional partners.</p><p>Beyond
this, the UK Government and its law enforcement partners are leveraging our extensive
international networks to maximise cooperation with other governments to tackle drug
trafficking upstream. This includes identifying and disrupting organised crime groups
aiming to exploit the UK, and seizing drugs before and during their journey to the
UK.</p><p>Additionally, we are also funding Border Force and the NCA to develop and
deliver innovative intelligence-led approaches to securing our border which keeps
pace with changes to routes and methods used by criminals.</p>
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