3064/2025/WEB ‘Estonia's fight against synthetic opioids and social media trade’

The aim of this webinar is to explore Estonia's approach to tackling synthetic opioids and drug distribution via social media platforms. Presentations will highlight the fight against synthetic drugs, health impacts, investigative challenges, and innovative crime prevention strategies, providing practical insights for law enforcement officials across Europe.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• gain insight into Estonia’s proactive and collaborative crime prevention strategies;

• understand the impact and challenges of synthetic opioids and social media on crime control.

EMPACT training activity

Combating 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.