December 27, 2021 at the Central Asian Information Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors, the Director of the Center, Major General of Militia Miralizoda Rustam Aziz met with representatives of the Almaty Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the US Department of Justice Mr. Carmen.J.DeSheplo and Mr. Matthew.C.Zastrow.

During the negotiations, the sides discussed issues of cooperation between CARICC and DEA in the area of ​​information exchange in the field of combating drug trafficking.

The CARICC Director drew attention to the advantages of the Center as a regional information tool, taking into account its international status, allowing interaction with a wide range of competent authorities of the participating States and observers.

The presence of the CARICC Centralized Data Bank makes it possible to accumulate information from open and closed sources, followed by strategic and operational analysis using modern programs.

In turn, Mr. Carmen.J.DeSheplo informed about the readiness to build up cooperation in the exchange of information with the involvement of information and analytical resources of DEA.