Director G.Pustovitov, heading CARICC delegation, took part in the 11th review meeting of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sub-Regional Drug Control Cooperation in Tashkent on May 2-3, 2019.
Mrs. Ashita Mittal, UNODC Regional Representative in Central Asia, and Mr. Jeremy Milsom, Senior Coordinator of the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries, addressed experts meeting with presentation on “Drug situation dynamics: key threats in the region” on May 2, 2019. Further, parties exchanged views during round-table on issues of “Preventing drug trafficking through the region’s transport corridors and promoting cross-border cooperation”, “Regional cooperation within CARICC and further steps to strengthen its sustainability and expansion”, “Illicit drug trafficking on the Internet - cybersecurity. Experience of participating States in combating drug trafficking on the Internet”, “Combating new psychoactive substances”, “Preventing money laundering and countering financing of terrorism using illicit financial flows derived from illicit drug trafficking”, “Expanding access to drug prevention, drug treatment, rehabilitation of drug addicts and HIV services, and access to controlled substances for medical and scientific purposes”, “Coordination of efforts at the country level using existing assistance mechanisms, new opportunities for resource mobilization”.
Director of CARICC delivered a presentation during a round table on May 2, 2019 on “Regional cooperation within CARICC and further steps to strengthen its sustainability and expansion.” Following the meeting, the MoU parties adopted Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation in Combating Drug and Precursors Trafficking, Prevention of Abuse of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.

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CARICC hosted a regional training on "Use of Advanced Passenger Information Acquisition (API) and Passenger Check-in Records (PNR) and Biometric Data to Increase Border Security and Counter Foreign Terrorist Fighters" from 16th to 18th April this year.
The training was organized by UNODC as part of a project aimed at assisting in strengthening the capacity of States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2396 (2017) and strengthening cooperation against cross-border and international terrorism in Central Asia, South Asia and North Africa.
The training brought together more than 50 participants, including 32 representatives of the competent authorities of the Central Asian countries, as well as 10 international experts, who discussed the challenges associated with the cross-border movement of foreign terrorist fighters, as well as strategies and measures that can be developed by states to strengthen border security and management.
The training included expert presentations and practical activities, case studies on the use of databases, watch lists and an interactive session on the identification of foreign terrorist-fighters.
Participants expressed interest in the implementation of API/PNR systems, the use of national, regional and international databases, the enhancement of cross-border cooperation and the exchange of data and information, as well as continued cooperation with UNODC to prevent transnational organized crime and terrorism.

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On 3-4 April 2019, in the framework of Component 1 of the CARICC Regional Program “DISRUPTION”, with the support of the EU Action Program on Combating Drugs on Organized Crime and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, CARICC organized a seminar-meeting on the subject: “Developing a national inter-agency cross-border interaction mechanism , effectively undermining the financial resources of organized crime. "
The event was attended by experts from national coordinating bodies and financial intelligence units of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, experts from Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, as well as the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure and the EU Drug Action Program on Organized Crime.
The event discussed the development of interdepartmental cooperation and international cooperation aimed at effectively undermining the financial foundation of organized drug crime, and also studied the experience of the fusion centers in Lithuania, Sweden and Finland in the fight against money laundering.
Following the results of the seminar-meeting, experts from European countries with the participation of CARICC offered participants recommendations for the development of a national inter-agency cross-border interaction mechanism that effectively undermines the financial resources of organized drug crime.

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On March 29, 2019, a working meeting was held at CARICC with Mr. GB Pustovitov Director of the Central Asian Regional Information Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors with the Deputy Directors Mr. A.G. Mukashev and Mr. A.B. Turdimatov of the RATS SCO Executive Committee. The meeting was also attended by the CARICC - heads of divisions and employees of the Center, authorized representatives of the competent authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan to CARICC; from the guests' side - an expert of the RATS SCO Executive Committee.
During the meeting, information was presented on the goals and objectives of the Center as part of the mandate, results of operations, operations carried out in the region with the active participation and coordinating role of CARICC, as well as initiatives that CARICC plans to implement in the near future.
Further joint actions were discussed to implement the results of negotiations enshrined in the Protocol between the heads of the RATS SCO and CARICC dated June 15, 2018 in Tashkent.
The parties recognized the importance of strengthening cooperation between CARICC and the RATS SCO Executive Committee and expressed their intention to continue cooperation.

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