Centre de Coordination de la Lutte Anti-drogue en Méditerranée
The Centre de Coordination de la Lutte Anti-drogue en Méditerranée or Mediterranean area anti-drug enforcement coordination centre (CeCLAD-M) is an international anti drug trafficking agency based in Toulon (France) set up in 2008 to coordinate anti-drug trafficking operations and intelligence in the Mediterranean. It is closely modeled on the MAOC-N based in Lisbon.
Members
Set up on 1 December 2008 and headquartered in the French Navy base at Toulon it hosts liaison officers from six Mediterranean countries:
- Spain,
- Greece,
- Italy,
- Morocco,
- Portugal,
- France.
In addition four other countries have made public their intention to participate as observers:
- UK, Cyprus, Malta and Senegal
Mission
The Centre aims to combat maritime and air drug trafficking activities through better intelligence coordination. The main tasks of the centre are:
- Contribute to better information exchange between the signatories
- Act as central repository and to analyse the information provided by the signatories
- Relay all useful information to the relevant forces in the signatory countries to enable effective identification, and interception of ships and planes transiting the Mediterranean.
- Support the forces concerned in decision making
Results
Since its inception the centre has coordinated the surveillance of 23 ships and seizures of 3 tonnes of Cannibis from ships involved in trafficking.