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EU Unveils 2026–2030 Drugs Strategy With Satellites, Drones and AI to Disrupt Trafficking

The Commission says a coordinated EU approach is needed to counter increasingly violent, tech‑savvy networks.

The European Commission wants better coordination against new drugs flooding the continent

Overview

  • Frontex will deploy high‑resolution satellites and the latest drones to track and disrupt trafficking routes across land, sea and air.
  • Customs services will partner with private parcel operators and use artificial intelligence to detect narcotics sent through mail and freight.
  • The European Union Drugs Agency will expand rapid identification of new psychotropic substances and issue quick alerts, backed by new EU databases on production incidents and substances.
  • A Security and Innovation Campus will launch in 2026 to test and scale cutting‑edge tools for counter‑trafficking.
  • Brussels will review EU anti‑trafficking laws, including the Framework Decision, by 2026 as seizures reached 419 metric tons of cocaine in 2023 and up to 500 synthetic‑drug labs are dismantled annually.