During the period from 03 to 05 April, CARICC hosted a Regional Workshop to tackle illicit financial flows related to transnational organized crime.
A three-day workshop was organized jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at the initiative of CARICC, under the Subprogramme 2, “International/Regional Cooperation on Legal Matters” of the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries.
The event was attended by representatives of the prosecutor’s office, Ministries of Interior, finance services, financial intelligence units of Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as international organizations, such as UNODC, European Union Action Against Drugs and Organized Crime (EU-ACT), and the Eurasian Group for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG).
Experts from CARICC shared their initiatives in the field of counteracting drug trafficking and new approaches to undermining the economic foundations of the drug-related business.
During three days, participants to the event discussed the current legislation of participating countries to the workshop in the field of financial investigations, asset recovery that were illegally transferred abroad, as well as certain issues and solutions in this area within the framework of international cooperation.

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During the period from March 26 to March 28, 2018, village Qarasu, Zhambyl region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, hosted a training seminar in organizing targeting at border crossing points, which was attended by an officer of CARICC as an expert, at the invitation of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section (INL) of the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, OSCE Programmes Office in Astana, and the UNODC Programme for Central Asia.
The training seminar was organized for border control bodies’ officers of the Border Guard Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, as part of the joint initiative of INL, OSCE and the component “Counteracting Opiate Trafficking from Afghanistan through the Northern Route by Strengthening Capacities of Major Checkpoints (CHPs) and Establishment of Border Liaison Offices (BLOs), under the UNODC Programme for Central Asia.
The event made it possible to improve the theoretical knowledge and practical skills with officers of the border control bodies in organizing and targeting of suspicious persons and goods crossing the state border at international automobile, railway and aviation checkpoints in order to counteract various types of threats to national security (drug trafficking, violent extremism, international terrorism).
Thus, CARICC jointly with INL, OSCE and UNODC, as part of interaction, contributes to improving the effectiveness of work of the competent authorities of member states in the fight against transnational organized crime.

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From 26 to 29 March 2018, representatives of Afghan Opiates Trade Project of Vienna, Bishkek and Tashkent Offices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime organized a training course in enhancing capacities in the field of conducting surveys at CARICC facilities.
Instructors of the training course were the managers of this Project, specialists in the field of conducting surveys, communications, databases, as well as a lecturer from Webster University in Vienna.
The seminar was attended by officers of the Afghan Customs Service, Border Guard Services of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, representatives of the Scientific Research and Analytical Center under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, and a number of analysts from the Information and Analytical Division of CARICC.
Participants achieved mastery of a training course in principles and methods of scientific researches, data array analysis, as well as an introductory course of analytical capabilities of software, such as SPSS, ArcGIS, and ArcMap.

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Between March 27 and March 28, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, has organized an interagency meeting on Networking the Networks at CARICC facilities in Almaty.
The event was organized to establish effective networks to tackle transnational organized crime and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the competent authorities of CARICC member states, INTERPOL, the World Customs Organization, CSTO, the Gulf Police Cooperation Council (GCC-POL), the Gulf Criminal Information/Intelligence Centre (GCC-CICCD), ASEAN Association of Chiefs of Police (ASEANAPOL), the South Asian Regional Intelligence and Coordination Center on Transnational Organized Crime (SARICC-TOC), Heads and Experts of Headquarters of Regional Offices of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Central Asia and South Asia, as well as the leadership and staff of CARICC.
As part of the meeting, CARICC experts presented a report on the role of regional cooperation organization in facilitating the exchange of intelligence and coordination of multilateral counter-narcotics operations.
Participants of the event from the above-mentioned international organizations presented information on the latest developments in the framework of the Networking the Networks Initiative.
Representatives of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime presented long-term prospect plans to assist in regional cooperation aimed at interdicting financial flows and using international aspects of cooperation.
Along with this, practical results of activity of regional law enforcement organizations to counteract new challenges and threats were reviewed.
Following the event, Mr. G. B. Pustovitov, Police Colonel, Director of CARICC, suggested that the recommendations of CARICC be considered for establishing practical interaction among international and regional focal points and related organizations.

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