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.