CAC Countries in Tehran develop strategy for struggle against drugs
‘‘At the end of today’s 6th session in Tehran (Iran), the Central Asian anti-drug quintet (CAC) adopted a joint request on the anti-drug strategy,’’ the director of the Federal ...
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Moscow hosts 'Russia in 21st Century' forum
Moscow is hosting the fourth international forum titled 'Russia in the 21st Century: Global Challenges and Prospects for Development', organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The participants of the forum will discuss the …
Head of Russian Federal Drug Control Service to visit Armenia
The Director of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service Viktor Ivanov is to pay a visit to Armenia to discuss the fight against drugs within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization …
Students from Akhaltsikhe gather good harvest of cannabis
In the context of the project Public Prosecutor in Akhaltsikhe, students of the local school №1 together with prosecutors have conducted an anti-drug campaign, during which they gathered about 60 kg of cannabis ...
More than one ton of drugs burnt in Dushanbe
More than one 1 ton of drugs have been seized today in Dushanbe, the press center of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan reports. ‘‘43 kg of heroin, 128 kg of raw opium, more than 310 kg of cannabis, 401 kg ...
Marijuana found in taxi in Kabardino-Balkaria
"On August 14 at the entrance to the village of Islamey, crime police spotted a taxi car parked under a bridge. In the car, in addition to the driver, were a 19-year-old man and a previously convicted 28-year-old resident of the town of …
US Embassy provides tactical equipment to Tajikistan
The US Embassy donated over 975 pieces of tactical equipment to the Drug Control Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Main Administration of the Border Guard Forces at the State Committee of National Security, and …
Drug intoxication becomes punishable in Kazakhstan
The Prosecutor's Office of Kazakhstan proposes introducing administrative responsibility for appearing in a state of narcotic intoxication in public places. At the moment the law enforcement bodies ...
Azerbaijan interior ministry prevents smuggling of drugs from Iran
An armed incident took place on the Iran-Azerbaijan border, the Azerbaijan interior ministry said. The representatives of the Regional Department of the Main Office on Combating Drugs and State Border Service of Azerbaijan …
Crimean drug police to work at discos
According to the press service of the Federal Drug Control Service, Crimea is to strengthen the supervision of the personnel of the Crimean department of the Federal Service for Drug Control. "Any festivals and parties in ...
Soldier drug dealers detained in Grozny
The Directorate of the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia in Chechnya has informed that three soldiers involved in the sale of drugs were detained today. The criminals operated
Kazakh border guards detain 9 kg of heroin
Kazakhstan's Border Service has detained a large shipment of heroin on the border with Kyrgyzstan. This was announced by the press service of the Border Service of the Kazakhstan National Security Committee. Border guards stopped …
Stavropol traffic police seize 350 grams of drugs
The traffic police of Stavropol Territory in the town of Zelenokumsk have found 350g of drugs in a car.
Drugs delivered to Berlin supermarkets instead of bananas
A huge shipment of cocaine, accidentally hidden in boxes of Colombian bananas, has been found in supermarkets in Berlin, BBC reports. According to police, the banana boxes were used to smuggle drugs from Colombia.According to German media, a total of 386 kg of cocaine, worth an estimated almost 20 million euros, was delivered to 14 Aldi stores in the Berlin area.
Cocaine confiscated on Armenia-Georgia border
Georgian customs officers have seized a large amount of cocaine at the Ninotsminda customs checkpoint on the Armenian-Georgian border, the Minister of Finance of Georgia, Nodar Khaduri said. "Over six kilograms of cocaine were discovered, which Bulgarian citizens attempted to bring into Georgia.
Spice drug maker from Chechnya detained in Sochi
The Sochi drug police have detained a 24-year-old drug dealer at the railway station. The police found over 1.5kg of drug plants and less than 320g of it in packages. The powder was identified as JWH narcotic substance used for processing into spice. 1.2kg of it can be used to produce up to 40kg of spice, about 40,000 doses, RIA Novosti reports.The owner of the powder has been arrested.The problem of spice drugs became topical in Russia in mid-September. Over 2,000 people have got health problems because of spice, over 40 of them died.
Fighting drug trafficking costs Iran $1 billion
In five months the Iranian frontier guards confiscated more than 230 tons of drugs, the commander of frontier troops of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier-General Kassem Rezayi reported today. According to him, the traditional route of …
330 hectares of cannabis destroyed in Iranian West Azerbaijan in past three months
Approximately 491 hectares of cannabis farms have been discovered in Iran's West Azerbaijan province during the last solar year (ended on March 21) and the first quarter of current year, Trend reports with reference to the Mehr news agency.It has been reported that 330 hectares have been destroyed since March last year alone.Approximately 23,467 tons of narcotics have been seized since March 2012, including 1,352 tons since March.
Dagestani drug police find narcotics in potatoes
A truck with a semi-trailer with 36kg of hashish was stopped on the Kavkaz Federal Highway, 10km away from Derbent, Interfax reports.Asif Eyub-ogly Ismailov (Azerbaijan) living in Yekaterinburg carried 8.3kg of hashish. The police found 36.214kg of hashish in three bags of potatoes. They were purchased in Iran and consisted of 140 containers.
