Activity3003/2026/WEB 'Drug trafficking: Chemical concealment of cocaine'
The aim of this webinar is to highlight one of EMPACT’s operational actions from the priority Cannabis, Cocaine, with the title ‘Chemical concealment of cocaine’. As traditional field tests and detection methods not always work to discover cocaine that is chemically concealed, it creates challenges for police, customs, forensics and the judiciary to address the threat. In the webinar the phenomenon of chemical concealment of cocaine as a trafficking method is addressed from these different professional perspectives.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Explain the phenomenon of chemical concealment of cocaine in the European context of EMPACT;
- List the characteristics of chemically concealed cocaine;
- Describe the challenges arising from chemical concealment of cocaine from the law enforcement, the prosecution and the forensic perspectives.
EMPACT training activity
Combatting new forms of organised crime requires more cooperation between police and gendarmes, customs officers, border guards, judges, and prosecutors. EU institutions, agencies and Member States work together to tackle organised and serious international crime through a permanent and key instrument: the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).
CEPOL plays a crucial role in the EMPACT mechanism through the provision of specialised training and the identification of training needs within each common security threat. Every year, CEPOL provides a comprehensive training package for each common EU crime priority consisting of onsite, online and exchange training activities.
Check more of CEPOL's EMPACT training activities here.
