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Caspian states sign protocol on tighter cooperation by anti-drug agencies.
TEHRAN , June 18 (Itar-Tass) -- The Caspian states have signed a
protocol on strengthening on-line co-operation by their anti-drug
agencies. This is the main result of the meeting that brought together the
leaders of the anti-drug trafficking agencies of the five littoral states
- the Caspian Five (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan)
in the Iranian city of Anzali on Friday.
"To build up from the decisions of the previous meeting, held last
October in Astrakhan, we have confirmed the need to exchange sensitive
information relating to specific individuals and groups who use routes
across our territories for trafficking drugs. We stated that the Caspian
Sea and the surrounding territories of the littoral states are used by
traffickers to transport narcotics drugs, mainly those from Afghanistan,
to remote markets," the director of the federal service for drug control
FSKN, Viktor Ivanov, told Itar-Tass, summing up the meeting in Anzali.
"Afghanistan now produces a phenomenal amount of opiates, mainly opium
and heroin, and 3.5 thousand tonnes of hashish annually."
"This is a huge amount. Each of the Caspian countries is exerting
serious efforts to stop this drug flow. However, I would like to emphasize
the role of Iran, which, in fact, holds a record in terms of the amount of
Afghan drugs seized. Every year Iran confiscates about 30 tonnes of heroin
and 40 tonnes of hashish," said Ivanov.
He likened Afghanistan to a "powerful collider, which is bombarding
Russia and the states of Central Asia, and through the Balkan route it
hits the European Union countries."
"At the meeting in Anzali we noted the growth of the Afghan drug
traffic along these routes," the head of the Russian federal drug control
service said.
He believes that "drug trafficking is fraught with a huge
destabilizing potential, which breeds crime groups."
"They are at war not only with each other, but also against legitimate
governments. At the meeting in Anzali there was a detailed exchange of
views and analysis of the situation. If we do not discuss these questions,
then we will continue to stew in our own juice. We must develop a common
approach and evaluation. This is an important part of cooperation by
regional anti-drug agencies," Ivanov said.
"It is not enough to speak about the consequences of drug abuse only
in terms of the impact on the health of individuals and of abuse of public
security and growth in crime rates. It is obvious that we should talk
about the scale of the traffic and about serious geopolitical
destabilization of entire regions. North Africa is an example. The traffic
that is going through the Central Asian states is a huge explosive
potential. If we work slowly, the consequences could be disastrous for
entire regions," the head of the Russian drugs control service said with
certainty.
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protocol on strengthening on-line co-operation by their anti-drug
agencies. This is the main result of the meeting that brought together the
leaders of the anti-drug trafficking agencies of the five littoral states
- the Caspian Five (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan)
in the Iranian city of Anzali on Friday.
"To build up from the decisions of the previous meeting, held last
October in Astrakhan, we have confirmed the need to exchange sensitive
information relating to specific individuals and groups who use routes
across our territories for trafficking drugs. We stated that the Caspian
Sea and the surrounding territories of the littoral states are used by
traffickers to transport narcotics drugs, mainly those from Afghanistan,
to remote markets," the director of the federal service for drug control
FSKN, Viktor Ivanov, told Itar-Tass, summing up the meeting in Anzali.
"Afghanistan now produces a phenomenal amount of opiates, mainly opium
and heroin, and 3.5 thousand tonnes of hashish annually."
"This is a huge amount. Each of the Caspian countries is exerting
serious efforts to stop this drug flow. However, I would like to emphasize
the role of Iran, which, in fact, holds a record in terms of the amount of
Afghan drugs seized. Every year Iran confiscates about 30 tonnes of heroin
and 40 tonnes of hashish," said Ivanov.
He likened Afghanistan to a "powerful collider, which is bombarding
Russia and the states of Central Asia, and through the Balkan route it
hits the European Union countries."
"At the meeting in Anzali we noted the growth of the Afghan drug
traffic along these routes," the head of the Russian federal drug control
service said.
He believes that "drug trafficking is fraught with a huge
destabilizing potential, which breeds crime groups."
"They are at war not only with each other, but also against legitimate
governments. At the meeting in Anzali there was a detailed exchange of
views and analysis of the situation. If we do not discuss these questions,
then we will continue to stew in our own juice. We must develop a common
approach and evaluation. This is an important part of cooperation by
regional anti-drug agencies," Ivanov said.
"It is not enough to speak about the consequences of drug abuse only
in terms of the impact on the health of individuals and of abuse of public
security and growth in crime rates. It is obvious that we should talk
about the scale of the traffic and about serious geopolitical
destabilization of entire regions. North Africa is an example. The traffic
that is going through the Central Asian states is a huge explosive
potential. If we work slowly, the consequences could be disastrous for
entire regions," the head of the Russian drugs control service said with
certainty.
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