Event on June 20 in Amsterdam: «Police officers speak out on drug policy».»

Law enforcement officers are on the front line of drug policy: not only are they responsible for enforcing drug laws, they also have to deal with the problems associated with substance use, prohibition and drug-related crime.

Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) Europe, an NGO from law enforcement agencies who advocate law reform on drugs, will hold two panels in Amsterdam on June 20, addressing drug law enforcement issues from an international perspective.

During the event, law enforcement officers from the Netherlands and abroad will speak about what is lacking today in controlling the illegal drug chain.

The event can be followed live:

• On site, at OBA Oosterdok, Amsterdam, 6th floor. With a €5.61 ticket (available here), which also entitles you to a free drink voucher for the after-event.
• Online, free of charge. The link will be provided later

The event will feature 2 panels:

• Panel 1
  • Neil Woods, former British police officer, board member of LEAP US, Chairman of LEAP UK and LEAP Europe
  • Suzanne Sharkey, former UK undercover drugs officer, member of LEAP UK and Treasurer of LEAP Europe
  • Marco Antonio Jiménez Bernal, Inspector with the Mossos d'Esquadra and graduate in Criminology from the University of Barcelona and the International University of La Rioja.
  • Anne-Marie Cockburn, founding member of Anyone's Child: Families for safer drug control
  • The panel will be moderated by Jane Slater, Deputy Executive Director of Transform Drug Policy Foundation and Campaign Director of Anyone's Child.

• Panel 2
  •  Hans v Duijn, 10 years with the Rotterdam and Amsterdam police forces, former president of the Dutch police union Nederlandse Politiebond, and former advisor to the Minister of Home Affairs.
  •  Bob Hoogenboom, former trainer at the Police Academy, Professor at Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, and Professor of Police at the Free University of Amsterdam
  • Alex van der Plas, Head of Railway Safety, former Change Manager Team Ondermijning at the National Police.