ODCCP Regional Office For Central Asia

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ODCCP Regional Office For Central Asia
Drug trafficking in Central Asia

• 30 a, Abdulla Kahhar Str.,
• 700100, Tashkent Uzbekistan
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail odccp.roca_at_odccp.uz
• Web-page http//www.odccp.org/uzbekistan

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• Afghanistan a major trouble spot

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Clear and Present Danger

• An estimated annual production of 1,900 to 2,700
  metric tons of opium in Afghanistan in April 2002
• source UNDCP Annual Opium Poppy pre-assessment
  Survey

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Heroin
Heroin
Heroin
Heroin
to Europe
from Afghanistan
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Bottle Necks andMajor Routes

• 65 of Afghan opium, morphine, and heroin
  trafficked through Central Asia going mainly
  through 1,700-km Tajik-Afghan border

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New trends in drug trafficking from Afghanistan

• Large laboratories dismantled in Eastern
  Afghanistan
• Smaller and more numerous laboratories set up in
  Northern Afghanistan (5-10 kg of heroin per day)
• More shipments of more limited quantities of
  narcotics (max. 40 kg of heroin)
• Shipment of high purity heroin in view of
  forthcoming harvest
• Two types of heroin (high and low purity) found
  in Central Asia. Diversification of markets.

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Assessment mission to TajikistanMay - June 2002
General Findings

• Increased cross-border movement
• Changes in drug trafficking patterns
• Prevailing heroin trafficking
• Higher purity of heroin.

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Assessment mission to TajikistanMay - June 2002
Possible Responses

• Need for intelligence led investigation
• Need for further coordination of efforts of LEA
• Strengthening border control capacities
• Mobility
• Reliable communication
• Strengthening forensic capacities.

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Seizures of Drugs
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Seizures in Central Asia (Kg)
Tendency to develop more valuable product Heroin

() N.B. 2001 Data for Turkmenistan not available
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Opiates seizuresin Central Asia in year 2001
N.B. Data for Turkmenistan not available
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Seizures in Tajikistan (Kg)
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Seizures Vs. Wholesale Prices development in
Tajikistan
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() 2001 price is an average of available
monthly data (weighted by reported periods)
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ODCCP Assistance to the Governments of Central
Asia
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ODCCP Regional Programme

• From building national capacity to regional,
  sub-regional and international cooperation
• Balancing law enforcement efforts with demand
  reduction and prevention activities
• Development of flexible and cost effective drug
  control and demand reduction models
• Promotion of exchange of experiences at a global
  level in drug control and demand reduction.

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ODCCP PRIORITY ACTIVITIES(Law Enforcement)

• Strengthening drug and precursor control
• Improving information sharing capacities
• Increasing control capacities in borders and
  bottlenecks (Termez, Pyanj-Moscowski, Batken)
• Promoting specialized training on drug and
  precursor detection and control
• Strengthening forensic capacities and promoting
  the use of drug sniffer dogs.

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ODCCP PRIORITY ACTIVITIES(Criminal Justice and
Research)

• Assessment of trends relating to Organized Crime
  and Trafficking in Human Beings
• Advisory services in improving legislation on
  drugs and organized crime
• Strengthening the Criminal Justice System.

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ODCCP PRIORITY ACTIVITIES(Demand Reduction and
Prevention)

• Assessment of Drug Abuse in Central Asia
• Formulation of a comprehensive plan
• Use of mass media for prevention purposes
• Strengthening the role of NGOs and CSOs.

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A Success Story ODCCP Programme in Tajikistan
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Countering Drug trafficking into
TajikistanODCCP assistance

• 70 of drugs trafficked through western lowland
  near to Panj, Moskovsky, Nizny Panj, Shuroabad,
  Parhar.

30 of drugs trafficked through highland near to
Ishkashim, Horog, Rushan, and Qalai-Khumb.
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ODCCP Assistance to establish Drug Control Agency

• Protocol between Tajikistan and ODCCP signed in
  April 1999

• DCA established on 1 June 1999

• DCA operational at the beginning of 2000

• 790 kg of narcotics (530 kg of heroin) seized in
  2001

• Joint operations and controlled deliveries
  conducted

• Agreements with regional and international police
  forces.

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Cooperation with the RFBS

• In 2001 5.5 tons of narcotics, including 2.5 tons
  of heroin, seized and destroyed

• Major trafficking groups targeted and large
  shipments confiscated

• Joint operations with the DCA conducted

• Protocol on operational cooperation between DCA
  and RFBS signed in July 2001.

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Total seizures in Tajikistan(year 2001)

• 8.8 tons of narcotics (as against 7.1 tons in
  2000)
• 4.2 tons of heroin (as against 1.9 tons in 2000)
• More 70 of narcotics were seized as part of
  UNDCP projects
• Tajikistan is in the top five countries in the
  world for heroin seizures.

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Questions and Answers
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