2. COMBATING THE PRODUCTION AND TRAFFICKING OF DRUGS WITH FOCUS ON CANNABIS AND SYNTHETIC DRUGS It is one of the most dominant and profitable forms of crime in Serbia.2 Serbia is a transit country for the trafficking of drugs, but also for the production of cannabis and certain types of synthetic drugs. Cannabis is becoming more and more available due to its increased production in natural and artificial environments and the fact that Serbia is on the Central Balkan route for the trafficking of cannabis. Due to a high demand in the market and high profits, it is expected that there will be an increase in the number of criminal groups and individuals involved in the production and trafficking of cannabis and therefore relevant for security activities. Considering the trend of intensive emergence of new psychoactive controlled substances in the countries of the European Union, an increased emergence of new synthetic drugs in the Republic of Serbia is expected. Outcome indicators Baseline 2018 2019 2020 2021 Detected laboratories involved in the production of cannabis Number of detected laboratories annually 60 70 80 90 Detected laboratories involved in the production of synthetic drugs Number of detected laboratories annually 2 4 6 8 Period of implementation 2018 - 2021 2 Needed resources Source of financing IPA 2018 (upon approval of the European Commission) Kingdom of Norway - EUR 250,000; Budget of the Republic of Serbia - RSD 5,500,000 (EUR 45,750) contribution Regular budget; Budget of the Republic of Serbia (software, contribution); UNODC funds; IPA 2018 (upon approval of the European Commission), Project of the Kingdom of Norway; EUROPOL funds; IPA 2018 (upon approval of the European Commission) Summary of the classified version of the Strategic Police Plan for the period 2018 – 2021 Implementer of activity Strategic Police Plan 2018 – 2021 7 General Police Directorate