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NADS

The Bahamas Anti Drug Secretariat

National Anti Drug Secretariat (NADS)

v     To coordinate the various drug strategies, efforts and initiatives in the country. 

(Supply, Demand, Controls, Evaluation, etc.)

v     Responsible for the development, management and operation of the Plan.

v     Responsible for evaluation the effectiveness of the Plan

v     To develop, operate and maintain the National Drug Observatory – the statistical arm of NADS.

v     To coordinate the completion of Drug Questionnaires.

v     To produce the National Annual Report on Drugs

v     To access international donors for project support (and institutional building)

NADS is collaborate effort of the following agencies:

Heads of  National Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA)

Ø      Will bring together Heads of the Police Force, Defence Force, Prisons, Customs, Immigration and Port Departments in regular and formal dialogue on matters related to drug control, to share information and strategies and to coordinate joint activities.

Ø      Heads have not met in regular sessions.

Ø      Cooperation and coordination of resources and effort minimized.

Joint Intelligence Bureau (JIB)

Ø      Intelligence analysts appointed by the HONLEA to sit in a joint intelligence centre and exchange relevant intelligence to enable the HONLEA to mount joint operations in fighting criminal activities.