During the period from 09 to 13 October 2017, internal affairs agencies and drug enforcement units of CSTO member states implemented a Subregional Counter-Narcotics Operation “Channel - Volga Boundary”.
The Operation’s International Coordination Headquarters was deployed at the facilities of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior of Russian Federation for Saratov region (Saratov).
Operation “Channel-Volga Boundary” was organized in accordance with the plan of major activities of the Coordinating Council of heads of competent authorities for countering illicit drug trafficking (CCACD) of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) for 2016-2017, in the interests of ensuring collective security , as well as to enhance the level of practical interaction amongst CSTO member states and other countries in the fight against illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances along the so-called ‘Northern’ and ‘Balkan’ routes.
The purpose of the operation was to implement a series of large-scale operations and investigations, and preventive measures aimed at interdicting the Afghan opiates smuggling channels into the territory of Eurasian region’s states, including along the water area of the Caspian Sea and the Volga River basin, intercepting illegal importation of hashish to the region from North Africa, synthetic drugs from Europe, Southeast Asia, including new psychoactive substances from the territory of China, cocaine from Latin America, precursors to Afghanistan, and other regions, where drugs are produced.
Representatives of CARICC, along with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and OSCE participated to the operation “Channel-Volga Boundary” as observers.
As a result of coordinated actions by law enforcement agencies of the participating countries, more than four (4) tons of drugs were seized from illicit trafficking, of which over two (2) tons of opium, one (1) ton of hashish, 480 kg of marijuana, 200 kg of heroin, and more than 17 kg of synthetic drugs.

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