INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION C I C A D
SIXTY-THIRD REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/XIV.2.63 April 25-27, 2018 CICAD/doc.2386/18 México D.F., México 25 April 2018 Original: Español
SITUATION OF NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES (NPS) IN MEXICO
April, 2018 Federal Police structure
National Security Commissioner
Federal Police
Investigat Drug Regional Federal Intelligen Scientific Gendarmeri ion Enforcemen Security Forces ce Division e Division Division t Division Division Division Division Introduction
The drug market has diversified in recent years has identified drugs that produce similar effects to illegal drugs (cocaine, heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine, etc.) and -mostly- not regulated in lists international control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic defined as New Psychoactive substances (NPS).
Health risks undetermined
Lack of adequate regulation New Ease to develop psychoactive substances NPS Lack of information Ease to aquire Regulation of NPS in Mexico General Health Law
Psychotropic substances Article 245
Substance with little or no therapeutic value and Substance with therapeutic could be a particularly serious public health value, but a potential health problem. risk (anesthetic animal).
Synthetic Peyote Piperazine Mephedrone cannabinoid Ketamine (K2) Investigation/sale of NPS in Mexico
Identified
• Profile Adress • Company • Operation mode • Shipping costs (express or international)
Investigation
• Cyber patrol (social networking). • Local databases (Federal Exchange of Police) information with authorities of the National Narcotics Control Commission (China) Acts
• Clandestine laboratory of NPS seized in China • NPS shipments from China to Mexico (by courier) Actions
Identify offer and sales of Develop an overview of NPS through Internet in the NPS offer in Mexico. Mexico. Analysis of the sites that offer NPS
Daily cyber-patrol to observe and obtain information about new publications.
Access to 450 URL Most publications are removed after a few hours.
Publications are continuously updated (additional information).
Some web pages increased and diversified the supply of products. Analysis of the sites that offer NPS
Easy to locate NPS sales on the Web NPS shipments
Open Web 99% Deep Web In Mexico, shipments are made to all 1% states
Language used Holanda Open web Deep Web
Estados Unidos España de América Spanish Spanish China 98% 10% English English 2% 90% Guatemala
Description Ecuador Shipments of NPS Perú Delivery way Payment Method Place of destination Courier • Deposit to: Place of origin • Debit Cards • Hidden in tickets, sheets and sealed in ziploc Chile • Credit card bags or high vacuum. • (Bancoppel) Areas of operation
Personal Ciudad de México Jalisco • Online bank transfer
• Money Transmitters • Vehicles Estado de México Nayarit • (Western Unión) • In malls Querétaro Guanajuato • Bitcoin • In a subway station • Rarely payment is made in Puebla Sinaloa cash
Oaxaca Quintana Roo Características de la oferta NPS y drogasFeature por Internet
People between 17 and 32 years old
No criminal record
Medium-high socioeconomic level
Person with computer skills (can hide their identity).
Build a relationship of trust between the seller and the user.
Sellers guarantee shipments to their customers (national and international). Usually send by courier.
Sellers and users are qualified among them.
The users exchange opinions on the consumption and effect of the NPS.
Send free sample with your purchase. Modus operandi for the sell of NPS
The seller rates the consumer's Fake sites, never send purchasing capacity. products
7. The consumer 1. Contact by rates the service message (inbox) and the quality of the substances
Crowded places Building trust (subway, bakery) 6. If it´s a personal delivery, they ask for 2. Offer of products physical characteristics and prices and clothing
3. Seller requests 5. Seller sends phone number, shipping guide What´sApp, number or proof of shipping name and mailing image address The first shipments is usually by courier, as there is 4. Seller provides Shipping Cost some distrust deposit account Exprés - - - $50MXN number and ask for International- - -$35USD a picture of the voucher Package pick up (user) Profits on the sale of 25I-NBOM and 25B-NBoNE
1 gram 25I-NBOM It serves to 36 sheet 1 sheet has 25 stamps
460 USD each 1 sheet worths 75 USD each 1 trip worths 5 - 9 USD 2,700 USD profit (36 sheets) 125 – 225 USD profit (1 sheet with 25 stamps)
4,500 – 8,100 USD profit (36 sheets with 25 stamps) NPS Internet sales
Substance Effect Price
NbomE Psychoactive and stimulant 12 pieces $42 USD or 25 pieces $60 USD
DOC Psychoactive and stimulant 10 pieces $47 USD or 25 pieces $90 USD
LSD + DOC Psychoactive and stimulant 10 pieces $80 USD or 25 pieces $130 USD Psychoactive and stimulant 25I-NBOH 1 gram $460 USD Synthetic Cannabinoid (THC) AB-CHMINICA 1 gram $10 USD
25I-NBOH Psychoactive and stimulant 10 pieces $35 USD or 25 pieces $70 dollars
Proscalina Psychoactive and stimulant 10 pieces $60 USD or 25 pieces $120 dollars
25I-NBOME Psychoactive and stimulant 10 pieces $35 USD or 25 pieces $70 dollars Psychoactive and stimulant 2C-D 10 pieces $3 USD Psychoactive and stimulant 2C-I 10 pieces $3 USD Psychoactive and stimulant 2C-E 1 piece $6 USD Psychoactive and stimulant 2C-C 1 piece $6 USD Hallucinogen Mescaline 1 piece $6 USD or 25 pieces $130 USD 2C-P Psychoactive and stimulant 25 pieces $75 USD 25B-NBOME Psychoactive and stimulant NPS Internet sales Chemical analysis
SAMPLE
STAMPS DRY VEGETABLE MATERIAL
Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry
Synthetic 25B-NBoMe cannabinoid 25I-NBoMe 25H-NBoMe 2-(4-bromo-2,5- 2-(4-yodo-2,5- 2-(2,5-dimetoxifenil)- N-[(1S)-1-(aminocarbonil-2- dimetoxifenil)-N-(2- dimetoxifenil)-N-(2- metilpropil-1- N-(2-metoxibencil) metoxibencil) metoxibencil) etanamina (ciclohexilmetil)-1H-indazol- etanamina etanamina 3-carboxiamida Considerations
Challenges Actions
• Fast development, proliferation and diversification • Comprehensive attention between regulatory in the market and security institutions, NGOs and • Why the consumption of NPS? Low perception of multilateral organizations risk / perception of legality • Appropriate regulation for each country • The purchase via web is simple and visible; once • Specific prevention campaigns regulated they could move to the Dark Web • Continuous diagnostics (substance analysis / • Smaller dosages, which makes it difficult to detect availability / usage trends) • The regulation / prohibition of an NPS motivates • Permanent patrols in the network to create a new one, which can be more powerful • New forms of research • Generate an adequate regulation • Include NPS in drug use surveys • Reference standards • Analysis of its real composition and • New production, traffic and commercialization identification of its adverse and toxicological dynamics effects