At the invitation of the Almaty Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan named after M. Yesbulatov, CARICC Director Mr A.Yazlyyev took part in the annual international scientific-practical conference ‘Future without Drugs’ on 24 October 2024.

The event was organised jointly with the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

At the conference, participants made presentations on the main issues of the conference programme.

In turn, Mr A. Yazlyuev informed about the activities of CARICC as a regional interstate body to assist in the organisation and coordination of international operations to combat illicit drug trafficking. He highlighted the current drug situation in Central Asia and called for expanding cooperation in all areas of anti-drug activities, including joint training sessions for representatives of law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan.