On 31 July 2025, a Regional Conference on the development and implementation of the pilot phase of regional early warning systems for synthetic drugs and NPS in Central Asia was organized in a hybrid format at the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors.

The event was attended by representatives of law enforcement and competent authorities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as experts from the Drug Enforcement Administration of the US Department of Justice and UNODC.

The conference was organized jointly with the UNODC Regional Office for Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Pakistan, with financial assistance from the US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Trafficking and Law Enforcement Affairs.

During the event, the Recommendations on the implementation of the pilot early warning system on new psychoactive substances in Central Asia, as well as the Action Plan (“Roadmap”) for the implementation of the Recommendations on the implementation of the pilot early warning system on new psychoactive substances in Central Asia for 2025-2027 were considered and approved.