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.

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.

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.

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.