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CARICC participation in an event at the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
On 8 June 2023, the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted a round table on problematic issues of combating illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, organized by the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform.
The meeting was carried out as part of the deputies' work on amendments under the same title. The round table, in addition to deputies, was attended by representatives of ministries, other government and law enforcement agencies, non-governmental sector, academics and experts.
Mr. Barzu Avazzoda, CARICC analyst, participated in the event as invited expert and delivered a presentation on current situation in Afghanistan and its impact on drug situation in Central Asia.
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CARICC participated in the 38th EAG Plenary Meeting
The 38th Plenary Meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) and working group meetings were held in Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan) between 4 and 9 June 2023 in a hybrid format with participation of representatives of EAG member states and observers, FATF member states and Secretariat, and FATF-style regional bodies.
On 5 June 2023, Mr. Sh. Komilzoda, representative of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) attended the meeting of the Working Group on Typologies and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Crime (WGTYP) organized via video conference during the 38th EAG Plenary Meeting.
The meeting endorsed a report and executive summary of the mutual evaluation of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan in the second round of EAG mutual evaluations.
Plenary meeting acknowledged the 4th report on the progress of the Republic of Tajikistan without reviewing the technical compliance ratings under the 2nd round of EAG mutual evaluations and noted the country's progress in improving the AML/CFT system.
Plenary meeting also took note of the 1st report on the progress of the Republic of Uzbekistan with technical compliance ratings revision under the 2nd round of EAG mutual evaluations and marked the country's progress in improving AML/CFT system.
Plenary meeting adopted EAG Budget for 2024, EAG Annual Report for 2022, EAG Work Plan for the second half of 2023 and 2024.
The 39th EAG Plenary Meeting will be hosted by the People's Republic of China in November 2023.
Trainees of the Almaty Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan visited CARICC
Department for Leading Police Personnel Training (Faculty No. 1) of the Almaty Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs visited CARICC on 8 June 2023. Faculty members of the mentioned academy also joined the event.
Participants were briefed on CARICC core areas of expertise and perspectives for its development, its analytical products, current drug situation in Member States, and updated on ongoing developments in Afghanistan.
Participants had a constructive exchange of views and experiences in countering illicit drug trafficking.
Summarizing this visit, CARICC information and analytical resources were handed out to attendees for use in professional training for internal affairs officers.
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Participation in the plenary meeting of the Network of International Legal Cooperation
Annual plenary meeting of the Judicial Cooperation Network for Central Asia and Southern Caucasus (CASC) was held on 30-31 May 2023 in Bishkek under the auspices of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Kyrgyz Republic with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office for Central Asia.
Plenary meeting brought together representatives of General Prosecutor's Offices, competent authorities of Central Asia and South Caucasus and international experts. CARICC was also invited to this event with the aim of exchanging experience and enhancing cooperation.
The two-day meeting addressed various relevant topics related to strengthening international cooperation in countering transnational organized crime under the framework of adopted UN multilateral conventions.
CARICC representative made a presentation on CARICC's efforts and achievements in various areas.
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CARICC delegation meeting with SCO RATS Executive Committee
Mr. A. Yazliyev, CARICC Director, had a meeting with Mr. R. Mirzayev, Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and other representatives of the Executive Committee in Tashkent on 1 June 2023.
The meeting also featured a simultaneous session of the Joint Working Group to examine topical issues of the nexus between terrorism and illicit drug trafficking, including the financing of terrorism using funds derived from drug trade.
Parties indicated that CARICC platform enables the study of best practices in countering the laundering of drug proceeds, some of which also goes to support terrorism.
The event concluded with an agreement to further mutual information exchange, including data on trends in drug situation, and identification of linkages between drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and terrorism.
About meeting with leadership of competent authorities of Uzbekistan
Mr. A. Yazliyev, CARICC Director, met with Mr. O. Narzullaev, Director of the National Information-Analytical Center for Drug Control, and management of competent authorities of Uzbekistan in Tashkent on 1 June 2023.
During the meeting they talked about arranging joint counternarcotic measures, exchange information in the field of combating illicit drug trafficking, and prospects of CARICC organizational and financial activities.
Participants mentioned that CARICC provided practical assistance to law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan via producing methodological recommendations on organizing international controlled deliveries of narcotic drugs.
Sides reaffirmed willingness to develop cooperation between CARICC and competent authorities of Uzbekistan and outlined measures for its further enhancement and strengthening.
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Five-day training on risk analysis and detection of new psychoactive substances completed in Dushanbe
In the period May 22-26, 2023 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, a regional training "Risk Analysis and Detection of New Psychoactive Substances” was organized for law enforcement officers of countries bordering Afghanistan, in particular: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The event organized with the assistance of the US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) and the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia. Analysts of CARICC and experts of the Central Directorate for Combating Drugs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Italy acted as instructors.
Modern trends and routes for the transportation of synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as methods for their concealment, were considered.
At the end of the seminar, participants were awarded certificates.
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About conducting a training course on the use of a specialized analytical software product
On May 1 - 5, 2023, a training course on the operation of specialized IBM i2 "IBase" software, as well as "SAS.Planet" and "ArcGIS" cartographic programs for employees of the information and analytical division of the Border Guard Service of the Kyrgyz Republic was held at the CARICC.
The participants of the training acquired basic skills in the field of organizing and conducting operational and strategic analysis in the presence of a large array of data using specialized analytical and geoinformation software.
The classes are organized on the basis of a combination of several teaching methods, in particular: presentations, blitz surveys of participants and practical exercises.
From the concepts and techniques presented by the instructor, within the framework of the training course, the students acquired and mastered the relevant basic skills in organizing and conducting operational and strategic data analysis using the considered specialized software.
In general, the participants of the training noted that the training course fully met their expectations and proved to be useful in the framework of daily official activities.
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On the participation of CARICC in the ROCB webinar "Ensuring border security through Advanced Information and cybersecurity measures"
On May 2, 2023, the webinar “Securing borders with enhanced information and cybersecurity measures” was held via videoconference, organized by the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the European Region of the World Customs Organization (ROCB).
The event was attended by representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors (CARICC), Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), the State Customs committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and representatives of the customs services of the states of the European region.
The director of the Directorate for Capacity Building of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kang Taeil, and the head of the ROCB, Mr. Mirhasan Saidzade, addressed the participants of the webinar with welcoming words.
In their speeches, the webinar participants noted the importance of drawing attention to existing and potential problems in the region and joining efforts in the field of advanced information and cyber security measures, as well as discussing recent achievements and best practices.
Analyst of IAP CARICC Mr. Shahboz Komilzoda made a presentation about software in analytical work to the participants of the webinar.
An exchange of views took place between the participants of the webinar, the importance of close international cooperation between customs structures and international partners was emphasized.
About the meeting with the US delegation
On April 28, 2023, a meeting was held in Almaty with a US delegation led by James Callahan, Senior Program Advisor for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the State Department.
At the meeting, representatives of CARICC informed the American side about the current activities, achievements and proposed initiatives of the Center, which is one of the large-scale projects of UNODC.
At the same time, attention is drawn to the analysis of information indicating a deterioration in the drug situation in the region, primarily due to the spread of synthetic drugs, including using the Internet.
Taking into account the development of the drug situation in the region, it was proposed to make wider use of CARICC opportunities to implement new initiatives, including through UNODC projects in Central Asia funded by the United States.
In turn, the US delegation expressed hope for the further development of CARICC in organizing its activities, conducting anti-drug operations, as well as carrying out information and analytical functions.
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CARICC held the sixth national simulation training on combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from drug crime
In the period from April 24 to April 28, 2023, the sixth National simulation training for practitioners on countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from drug crime was held on the basis of CARICC.
The organizers were the Regional Hub for Countering Global Threats of the Law Enforcement Academy under the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, CARICC, the US Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the OSCE Program Office in Astana and the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia.
The event was also attended by representatives of CARICC, the Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office, the Financial Monitoring Agency, the National Security Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the territorial bodies of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as international experts of the project "Strengthening the capacity of competent authorities in conducting parallel financial investigations and suppressing illegal financial flows associated with organized crime and drug trafficking”.
The training was attended by interdepartmental investigative teams from 4 regions of Kazakhstan - Atyrau, Abay, Zhetysu and Ulytau regions.
One of the main objectives of the simulation training was to develop methods of interaction within the framework of interdepartmental investigative and operational groups to identify channels and schemes for financing drug crime.
The participants of the simulation training exchanged expert opinions, experience and best practices on the latest developments in financial investigations and the suppression of illegal financial flows related to organized crime, drug trafficking, cybercrime and virtual assets.
Participants and organizers of the training noted the high practical value of events held in this format.
About the meeting with representatives of the UNODC headquarters
In Almaty, on April 13, 2023, took place a meeting of the CARICC Director A.Yazlyyev with the Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Analysis and Public Relations of UNODC F.Klimchuk and the Deputy Head of the Department of Joint Financing and Partnership of UNODC I.Kondratiev.
The meeting participants discussed the status and prospects of CARICC activities, as well as issues of expanding the cooperation of the Center with international partners to achieve common goals and objectives.
A proposal was considered on the possibility of organizing a high-level international forum under the auspices of the CARICC with the invitation of the heads of the competent authorities of the participating States and observers of the Center.
The parties expressed their readiness to work out a set of issues to improve the effectiveness of regional anti-drug cooperation in close cooperation between CARICC and UNODC.
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