NDD.026.a07

WHEREAS, methamphetamine precursors such as pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and pharmaceutical preparations containing these substances (commonly known as combination products)continue to pose a significant problem in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and around the world; and,

WHEREAS, in response to the increased threat from methamphetamine, U.S. law enforcement agencies have increased their efforts both domestically and internationally to stem the flow of methamphetamine and the precursors that are used to produce it; and

WHEREAS, within the past two years, 35 states have imposed new regulations on the retail sale of the methamphetamine precursor pseudoephedrine and preparations that contain pseudoephedrine; and

WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress has also recently codified steps to combat methamphetamine production and precursor diversion through the passage of the Combat Methamphetamine Act; and

WHEREAS, in mid-March 2006, the UN's 49th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) met in Vienna, Austria, and passed a United States-sponsored resolution on precursor chemical control (Resolution 49/3 Strengthening systems for the control of precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of synthetic drugs, available at http://www.unodc.org/unodc/cnd.html ); and

WHEREAS, while recognizing that great strides have already been made to address this significant problem, much work remains to be done to regulate the bulk sales of combination products containing the essential precursor chemicals used to produce methamphetamine; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 114th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, encourages international organizations to identify and support the need for increased regulation and control of combination products containing the essential precursor chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine.