On 7-11 August 2023 CARICC hosted a Regional training course for law enforcement officers on detection and interdiction of organized crime under the Cross Border Cooperation component of the UNODC Programme for Central Asia. 

The event brought together border control and customs officials, law enforcement officers from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, experts from the UNODC Programme Offices in Central Asia, the Turkish International Academy Against Drugs and Organized Crime (TADOC), the Central Drug Control Directorate of the Italian Ministry of Interior and CARICC.

In line with the meeting program, CARICC staff members delivered presentations on current situation in the region and Afghanistan and its impact on drug situation in Central Asia.

Modern methods of detection of drug crimes and countering transnational organized crime were studied.

Participants recognized the importance of expanding international cooperation, sharing experience and further developing relations in the area of border security and countering transnational drug crime.