Swedish Narcotics Officers Association
P.O. Box 429, S-401 26 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Tel. +46 31 739 24 67

Organization
The Association (Svenska Narkotikapolisföreningen, SNPF) was formed in 1987. It is a non-profit, non-trade union and politically and religiously independent. Membership is reserved to present or former officers of law and justice engaged in or promoting drug enforcement and, in special circumstances, other people who work with drug-related problems.

Purpose
The purpose of the SNPF is to promote and support drug enforcement research that is of service to the judicial system. SNPF shall endeavour to bridge and eliminate obstacles between different spheres of activities within the judicial system, enhance the public consciousness of the danger of narcotic drugs and intensify the fight against drug-related crime.

Activities
SNPF supports individual members by contribution in the form of scholarships and allowances for travelling and other activities consistent with the rules of the Association. Regularly occuring training conferences and seminars led by competent lecturers and instructors are arranged. The Association keeps its members informed of any developments in the field of drugs and works in support of the greatest possible knowledge of the subject. At least four issues of the SNPF-magazine ("Svenska Narkotikapolisföreningens Tidning") is published each year.
 The Association is financed mainly by contributions from individual corporations and organizations and by the Association club. Membership fees and official grants and subsidiaries also constitute important contributions.
 SNPF is co-operating with other associations, including the California Narcotic Officers Association, Texas Narcotic Officers Association, A-One Oklahoma, Norska Narkotikapolisföreningen and the Swedish Carnegie Institute.

Members
The Association has approx. 2.600 members (2007). Most are members of the police force but there are also many customs officers and prosecutors. Each year the training conferences of the SNPF are attended by some 600 members. Most participate in their spare time and partly pay their own way. Honorary Chairman and Patron is the former National Police Commissioner and County Governor Carl G. Persson.

Result
The members of the Association achieve greater knowledge in their respective fields of work through the highly advanced training offered within the framework of the Association activities. Also, the members of the SNPF disseminate this knowledge among their colleagues, individual citizens and organizations for the benefit of drug enforcement.