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MAOC (N), in cooperation with the Portuguese authorities and the Portuguese Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD), will co-organise a side event during the sixty-ninth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), taking place in Vienna from 9–13 March 2026. The event will focus on strengthening international cooperation and operational coordination in tackling…

MAOC-N is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Head of Operations, Jean-Damien Moustier. With more than 26 years of experience in law enforcement, Mr. Moustier brings extensive operational and international expertise in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking. A senior officer of the French National Police, he has held a number…

The Centre was pleased to welcome the new Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Europe Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Marissa Lee, on an official visit yesterday evening. She was accompanied by Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Stephen Shidell. The visitors were hosted at the Centre’s HQ by the Executive…

MAOC (N) was pleased to welcome Naomi Hughes, Regional Director for Latin America at the National Crime Agency (NCA), to the Centre’s headquarters for an official visit. She was accompanied by two officers from the Colombian Navy. The United Kingdom, through the NCA, is a founding member of MAOC (N), having joined the Centre at…

MAOC-N recently welcomed to its Headquarters in Lisbon a Colombian Delegation composed of the Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Colombia in Portugal, Martha Patrícia Medina Gonzalez, and Colonel Adriana Gisela Paz Fernández, the Colombian National Police Attaché. The delegation was received by MAOC-N’s Executive Director, the Portuguese Executive Board Member, Artur Vaz,…