Fourteen major ports launch artificial intelligence network to combat drug trafficking

Fourteen of the world's major ports will launch an international network on Monday to combat drug trafficking using artificial intelligence.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced the initiative during a G7 meeting in France. The network aims to improve cooperation and information sharing between the participating ports to identify illegal goods. The new system will use technological tools, including artificial intelligence, to link the ports and track narcotics.

Barrot stated that approximately 70% of the drugs entering France arrive through ports. He said that coordinating the points of origin and arrival of goods will help to stifle the trade. The first meeting of this new network takes place in Marseille, a city in southeast France. The initiative emphasizes the need for global cooperation, particularly with countries in Latin America to facilitate information exchange between police authorities.