Vienna (dpa-AFX)-In view of the imposition of US tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China, a leading UN expert doubts the benefits of such measures in the fight against drug smuggling. Among other things, US President Donald Trump justifies the punitive tariffs with the fact that these countries do not do enough against cross-border drug trafficking.
“Common sense would say that smugglers always find a loophole, no matter what is imposed,” said Jallal Toufiq, President of the UN drug control council Incb, in Vienna. He pointed out that tariffs aimed at normal trade, and not on the illegal black market. However, Toufiq did not want to comment on the concrete measures of the US government./Al/dp/ngu