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What can be done to eliminate corruption in the drug trade?

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Step-by-step explanation:

1. Strengthen international cooperation and coordination to better monitor, detect and prevent drug trafficking.

2. Increase transparency in the drug supply chain, tightening control over the distribution of drugs and their ingredients.

3. Increase penalties for those convicted of drug trafficking and related offenses.

4. Strengthen the capacity of law enforcement and judicial systems to investigate and prosecute drug trafficking and related crimes.

5. Increase public awareness of the dangers of drug trafficking and of the need for public vigilance.

6. Implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which criminalizes bribery of public officials, trading in influence and money laundering linked to drug trafficking.

7. Increase funding for drug prevention and drug treatment programs.

8. Increase investment in research, development and innovation of drug-free alternatives.

9. Strengthen efforts to reduce the demand for drugs by providing access to education, employment, and health services for vulnerable populations.

10. Strengthen the role of civil society organizations, the media and the private sector in fighting corruption and the drug trade.

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