During the period of November 08 to 10, 2017, trainings for officers of the Department of Internal Affairs for Transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter - DIAT) in using targeting techniques while ensuring public safety at transport facilities were conducted at the facilities of the Aktyubinsk Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the support of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Section (INL) of the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Office of OSCE Programmes in Astana with the participation of CARICC and the Association of Psychologists of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The event was organized at DIAT’s initiative to learn possible introduction of a targeting system in the internal affairs bodies at transport, similar to the project being implemented by INL, OSCE and CARICC for the Border Service of the NSC of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The trainers were the experts of CARICC and the Association of Psychologists of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the training, instructors conducted classes to identify drug concealments in baggage and cargoes during transportation by air, road and rail, presented information of peculiarities in behavior of suspicious passengers, and the main aspects of countering terrorism and violent extremism in the Republic.
Along with the theoretical part, CARICC’s and the Association of Psychologists of the Republic of Kazakhstan instructors conducted practical exercises to identify revealed and potential risks, as well as to develop risk targeting with regard to drug traffickers and persons involved in the activities of international terrorist and religious extremist organizations.
The training was conducted using various teaching methods - presentations / lectures, blitz surveys, and practical classes in groups.

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On November 01-02, 2017, in Tashkent, a CARICC officer participated in the 5th Scientific and Practical Conference of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO RATS).
Thus event was attended by representatives of SCO Secretariat, UN Counter-Terrorism Committee, UN Security Council Sanctions Committees, UN Monitoring Group, CIS ATC, Council of the Border Troops Commanders, OSCE, CSTO Secretariat, Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Secretariat of Meeting for Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, as well as other anti-terrorist structures of special services and security agencies of SCO member states.
During SCO RATS scientific and practical conference, participants discussed the issues of international cooperation in countering international terrorism, dynamics and trends in the spread of international terrorism at the global and regional levels, the risk of combining transnational drug-related crime with international terrorism, strengthening international border cooperation, countering the use of information and communication technologies and the Internet for terrorist purposes, counteracting the financing of terrorism.
CARICC’s presentation noted the relationship between terrorism and illicit drug trafficking, as well as the use of the Internet space by terrorist organizations and drug-related structures for implementation of their criminal intentions.
As a positive example of CARICC in this area of activity, results of intelligence analysis were noted, during which capacities and capabilities of the Center in the field of counteraction to various types of threats to regional security were revealed.

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On November 03, 2017, the delegation of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA visited CARICC.
The meeting was held with participation of Mr. Brian Conneely, Deputy Director for the Middle East region, as well as Attaches of DEA Office in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Republic of Tajikistan.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the situation in the field of combating drug-related crime in Central Asia, and outlined joint plans for the nearest future.
Grigory Pustovitov, Director of CARICC, articulated three major areas where there is a need to interact: suppressing the spread of synthetic drugs, countering money laundering derived from illicit drug trafficking, and organizing joint trainings and seminars.
At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed an interest in further strengthening the bilateral cooperation between CARICC and the U.S. DEA.

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G.Pustovitov, director of CARICC met with Mr. Zhang Wei, Consul General of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Kazakhstan, on November 3, 2017. At the beginning of the meeting G.Pustovitov briefly spoke about the role of CARICC in combating drug crime at the international level, composition of CARICC state parties and observers at CARICC, as well as cooperation with international and regional organizations, including the SCO and the CSTO. G.Pustovitov also mentioned the prospect of possible accession of Mongolia and Afghanistan to the Agreement on the Establishment of CARICC, which will favorably empower CARICC. In turn, Mr. Zhang Wei congratulated G. Pustovitova. with commencement of his term in capacity director of CARICC and wished success in future work. Zhang Wei noted that the PRC attaches great importance to the fight against drug-related crime, money laundering and terrorism. The status of observer state is very important for China.
Both sides agreed that sharing information on a regular basis is important for both parties. G.Pustovitov expressed willingness of CARICC to work together and share experience and information, create strong partnerships. Upon the end of the meeting, the director of CARICC invited Mr. Zhang Wei, Consul General of the PRC, to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of CARICC in December 2017.

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