On April 28, 2023, a meeting was held in Almaty with a US delegation led by James Callahan, Senior Program Advisor for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) of the State Department.

At the meeting, representatives of CARICC informed the American side about the current activities, achievements and proposed initiatives of the Center, which is one of the large-scale projects of UNODC.

At the same time, attention is drawn to the analysis of information indicating a deterioration in the drug situation in the region, primarily due to the spread of synthetic drugs, including using the Internet.

Taking into account the development of the drug situation in the region, it was proposed to make wider use of CARICC opportunities to implement new initiatives, including through UNODC projects in Central Asia funded by the United States.

In turn, the US delegation expressed hope for the further development of CARICC in organizing its activities, conducting anti-drug operations, as well as carrying out information and analytical functions.

In the period from April 24 to April 28, 2023, the sixth National simulation training for practitioners on countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from drug crime was held on the basis of CARICC.

The organizers were the Regional Hub for Countering Global Threats of the Law Enforcement Academy under the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, CARICC, the US Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the OSCE Program Office in Astana and the UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia.

The event was also attended by representatives of CARICC, the Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office, the Financial Monitoring Agency, the National Security Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the territorial bodies of the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as international experts of the project "Strengthening the capacity of competent authorities in conducting parallel financial investigations and suppressing illegal financial flows associated with organized crime and drug trafficking”.

The training was attended by interdepartmental investigative teams from 4 regions of Kazakhstan - Atyrau, Abay, Zhetysu and Ulytau regions.

One of the main objectives of the simulation training was to develop methods of interaction within the framework of interdepartmental investigative and operational groups to identify channels and schemes for financing drug crime.

The participants of the simulation training exchanged expert opinions, experience and best practices on the latest developments in financial investigations and the suppression of illegal financial flows related to organized crime, drug trafficking, cybercrime and virtual assets.

 Participants and organizers of the training noted the high practical value of events held in this format.

In Almaty, on April 13, 2023, took place a meeting of the CARICC Director A.Yazlyyev with the Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Analysis and Public Relations of UNODC F.Klimchuk and the Deputy Head of the Department of Joint Financing and Partnership of UNODC I.Kondratiev.

The meeting participants discussed the status and prospects of CARICC activities, as well as issues of expanding the cooperation of the Center with international partners to achieve common goals and objectives.

A proposal was considered on the possibility of organizing a high-level international forum under the auspices of the CARICC with the invitation of the heads of the competent authorities of the participating States and observers of the Center.

The parties expressed their readiness to work out a set of issues to improve the effectiveness of regional anti-drug cooperation in close cooperation between CARICC and UNODC.

On March 31, 2023, a delegation of the OSCE Program Office in Bishkek, headed by the Ambassador Alexey Rogov, visited the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the state and prospects of cooperation between CARICC and the OSCE Program Office in Bishkek.

During the meeting, CARICC analysts made a presentation on the goals and objectives of the Center within its mandate, the results of operations, as well as planned initiatives for the near future. In addition, information was provided on the current situation in Afghanistan, its impact on the drug situation in the Central Asian region.

The parties noted the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation and expressed their intention to continue interaction on issues of mutual interest.