Enforcement

The Enforcement Action Plan bolsters law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute drug crimes.  It will increase law enforcement’s capacity to combat marihuana grow operations and synthetic drug production and distribution operations.

The Enforcement Action Plan will:

• provide funding to the RCMP so they can expand their dedicated anti-drug teams to help locate, investigate and shut down organizations involved in the production and distribution of illicit drugs;
• provide resources to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada to provide legal advice to law enforcement at the investigative stage and to effectively prosecute those involved with the production and distribution of illicit drugs;
• increase the number of Health Canada inspectors and investigators to ensure accurate and timely analysis of suspected illicit drugs seized by law enforcement agencies;
• help law enforcement agencies stop the flow of money that organized crime makes from the illicit drug trade;
• improve the ability of Canadian law enforcement agencies to conduct joint investigations with their United States counterparts; and
• ensure that strong penalties are in place for serious drug crimes;

The Government of Canada has committed approximately $102 million in new funding over five years to implement the Enforcement Action Plan. An additional $67.7 million of funding will be made available under the Enforcement Action Plan if the proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties is passed. This funding will bolster existing law enforcement efforts.