A high-level meeting of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) for North Africa has commenced under the presidency of Sahrawi Prime Minister Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, representing President Brahim Ghali. The session addresses the consequences of drug trafficking and consumption in the region. CISSA Executive Secretary Jackson Victor Hamata highlighted the dangerous link between terrorist groups and organized crime, urging for enhanced regional cooperation and the involvement of border communities in security strategies. CISSA Chairman Abdulmajid Ibrahim Abdulkarim described drug proliferation as a multidimensional security threat, noting its connection to money laundering, arms trafficking, human trafficking, and the financing of extremist networks.