The Association has recommended that its members screen all prospective police employees to ensure that they themselves are not drug users. Moreover, it has been recommended to Association members that procedures should be further developed to ensure that their staff members are drug free. It is the view of the Association that, by having programmes that ensure a drug-free workforce, it will encourage others, especially those responsible for the transportation of passengers and cargo, to implement similar programmes. Control of supply of illicit drugs Perhaps the most significant contribution the Association and its members have made to drug abuse control is their activities targeting the supply side of the problem. One of the most prevalent forms of illegal activity at airports and seaports, as well as the transportation systems that support them, is the illegal smuggling, transportation, possession and, to an alarming degree, use of drugs by personnel.
Illicit drugs are, for the most part, .transported through international airports and seaports.
They are also transported within a given country from one jurisdiction to another. Thus the drug problem is both international and multi-jurisdictional in scope. That in itself poses a great barrier to the effective control of the supply of illegal drugs. To combat the problem, the Association and its members have developed an effective programme for coordinating international and multi-jurisdictional law enforcement action. Association members meet at least once each year to discuss these programmes and to exchange information concerning the patterns, trends, methods etc. used by the manufacturers, smugglers, transporters and distributors of illicit drugs.