Centre de Coordination de la Lutte Anti-drogue en Méditerranée

The Centre de Coordination de la Lutte Anti-drogue en Méditerranée or Mediterranean area anti-drug enforcement coordination centre (CeCLAD-M) is an international anti drug trafficking agency based in Toulon (France) set up in 2008 to coordinate anti-drug trafficking operations and intelligence in the Mediterranean. It is closely modeled on the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics (MAOC-N) based in Lisbon.

Members
Set up on 1 December 2008, and headquartered in the French Navy base at Toulon it hosts liaison officers from six Mediterranean countries: In addition four other countries have made public their intention to participate as observers:
 * Spain
 * Greece
 * Italy
 * Morocco
 * Portugal
 * France
 * UK
 * Cyprus
 * Malta
 * Senegal

Mission
The Centre aims to combat maritime and air drug trafficking activities through better intelligence coordination. The main tasks of the centre are:
 * Contribute to better information exchange between the signatories
 * Act as central repository and to analyse the information provided by the signatories
 * Relay all useful information to the relevant forces in the signatory countries to enable effective identification, and interception of ships and planes transiting the Mediterranean
 * Support the forces concerned in decision making

Results
Since its inception the centre has coordinated the surveillance of 23 ships and seizures of 3 tonnes of Cannibis from ships involved in trafficking.