From September 18, 2017, a week training workshop on identifying fake travel documents and identification techniques for the servicemen of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been held in CARICC facilities.
This event is organized by the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section (INL) of the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, in conjunction with the OSCE Programmes Office in Astana with the support of CARICC.
This training workshop is delivered by international experts from the Austrian Ministry of Interior and the Border and Customs Agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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During the period from August 30 to September 02, CARICC’s staff of Information and Analytical Division attended an International Conference held as part of the initiative “LE TrainNET - Low Enforcement Training Network ” in Mexico City, Mexico.
The event was attended by representatives of the Federal Police of Mexico, the Continental International Police Organization AMERIPOL, INTERPOL, the Caribbean Regional Training Center in Jamaica, the U.S. Inter-American College of Defense, the National Police of Colombia, the National Police of Nicaragua, the British Police, the Special Guard of Spain, the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, the Academy of South Africa, the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies with the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Directorate for Foreign Exchange Regulation of India. Also, this event was attended by representatives of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Global Programme to combat money laundering, the UNODC Project on Cybercrime for South-East Asian countries and the Pacific, as well as the UNODC Offices in Mexico, Panama, and others.
During the Conference, participants presented information materials on the issues related to disruption of illicit financial flows of all forms of organized crime.
In turn, the Center’s analysts presented information materials on CARICC and its role in upgrading skills of the staff of competent authorities of CARICC member states.
Along with this, issues of cybercrime and the use of crypto-currencies (bitcoins) by criminal elements in the Internet were discussed by the participants.

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The Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC) informs that Elsbieta Franko-Jaskiewicz (Ms.) has been newly appointed as an Adviser on anti-money laundering/combating financing terrorism in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime that covers the Central Asian region.
Ms. Franco-Jaskiewicz is deployed in CARICC starting on September 11, 2017.
The UNODC Adviser on anti-money laundering will provide technical assistance in combating money laundering, financing of terrorism, recovering proceeds derived from crimes and eliminating illicit financial flows, paying special attention to this problem in the Central Asian region.
Taking into account the vast experience of Ms. Franco-Jaskiewicz in the field of practical investigations conducted within the financial intelligence agencies, international and interagency cooperation, CARICC hopes that her assistance will further strengthen the role of the Center in combating illicit financial flows, as well as in counteracting money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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On the 5th of October 2017, the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (hereinafter - CARICC) schedules to host a regular annual meeting of Diplomatic Missions and Missions with the participation of liaison officers of observer states with CARICC.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and develop mechanisms for interaction among the Center and observer states with CARICC to exchange intelligence in the field of illicit drug trafficking through the capacities of authorized liaison officers.
During this event, it is scheduled to discuss issues of enhancing international cooperation in the field of countering transnational drug-related crime.
Along with this, it is expected to take consolidated efforts to develop a centralized approach in planning, organizing and conducting training courses and seminars aimed at improving the skills of personnel of the competent authorities of CARICC member states at the initiative of observer states.
Liaison officers from Austria, Afghanistan, Belarus, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, China, Pakistan, Romania, USA, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, France, Japan, representatives of the INTERPOL General Secretariat and Southeast Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), as well as liaison officers of the competent authorities of CARICC member states are invited to attend this scheduled event.

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