PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A two-day conference of the Caribbean Outreach Working Meet on Drug Problems began here on Wednesday with a senior Organisation of American States (OAS) official warning that the crime situation, which is being fuelled by the drugs trade, has gotten worse.
Secretary for the Multidimensional Security of the OAS, Ambassador Adam Blackwell told delegates that there is no easy solution to the drugs trade and disagreed with suggestions that legalising the consumption and supply of drugs could eliminate the problem.
“We also have to acknowledge honestly what we have done wrong and what is not working. We have to identify where mistakes have been made, where we need to make a compass check and most importantly about exploring openly what options we have to move forward.