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MAOC-N welcomes Germany into the fold of partner countries in counter-narcotics operations. With this accession, which will be efrective from March 31, 2024, Germany joins France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom in a united front against drug trafficking in the Atlantic and Mediterranean maritime and aerial domains.
Germany’s accession to MAOC-N reflects the strategy of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior to effectively intertwine the work of federal security agencies with European and international partners, specifically directed to fight against organised crime structures.
Since its inception in 2007, MAOC-N has been playing a pivotal role in identifying, disrupting, and dismantling the command-and-control structures of transnational organized crime networks engaged in drug trafficking. The addition of Germany as a partner country further strengthens MAOC-N’s ability to tackle the complex challenges posed by transnational drug trafficking.
Germany will now be permanently represented at the Centre by a liaison officer from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). This permanent representation ensures real-time exchange of information and operational coordination within the framework of MAOC-N.
MAOC-N
Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre-Narcotics (MAOC-N) is an initiative by 6 EU Member States (France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal) and the United Kingdom, co-funded by the Internal Security Fund of the European Union. The Centre provides a forum for multi-lateral cooperation, to tackle illicit drug trafficking by sea and air.
The Centre was inaugurated on the 30th of September 2007 in Lisbon, following the signing of an International Agreement by Ministers from each of the Partner Countries. MAOC-N is staffed by Country Liaison Officers representing the police, customs, military and maritime authorities of the participating European nations, as well as permanent liaison officers from the United States (the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Joint Interagency Task Force – South).
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