"Illicit Drug Trafficking" means the offenses set forth in Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2
of the 1988 UN Convention Against Illicit Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
"Member State" means a member of 'SADC'.
"Money Laundering" means engaging directly or indirectly in a transaction that involves
money or property which is proceeds of crime or receiving, processing, conceiving,
disguising, transforming, converting, disposing of, removing from, bringing into any
territory, money or property that is the proceeds of crime.
"Narcotic drugs" means any of the substances, natural or synthetic, referred to in
schedules I and II of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the
1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.
"Proceeds of illicit drug trafficking" means any property derived from or obtained,
directly or indirectly, from drug trafficking.
"Property" means any asset whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable,
tangible or intangible and legal documents or instruments evidencing title to, or interest
in, such assets.
"Psychotropic substance" means any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural
material referred to in Schedules I and II, III and IV of the Convention on Psychotropic
Substances of 1971.
"Region" means the geographical area of the Member States of SADC.
"Summit" means the summit of the Heads of State or Government of SADC established
by Article 9 of the Treaty.
"Treaty" means the treaty establishing SADC.
"Tribunal" means the Tribunal established by Article 16 of the Treaty.
ARTICLE 2
OBJECTIVES
The main objectives of this protocol are;
i)
to reduce and eventually eliminate drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption
and the illicit use and abuse of drugs through cooperation among enforcement
agencies and demand reduction through coordinated programmes in the Region;
ii)
to eliminate the production of illicit drugs; and
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