Dushanbe, April 15 (RFE/RL) - CIS interior ministers are scheduled to meet in Dushanbe tomorrow. Reports say two items on the agenda are the fight against drug smuggling and organized crime.
Last week, Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmonov signed a decree spelling out "urgent measures" to crack down on drug smuggling, production and consumption. A legal framework for an anti-drug campaign is to be devized by June 1.
Meeting in Dushanbe two weeks ago (Apr. 4), CIS Security Services Chiefs decided to set up an Interpol-style body to coordinate resources in the fight against crime, and drug and arms smuggling, especially along Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan.
Last week, Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmonov signed a decree spelling out "urgent measures" to crack down on drug smuggling, production and consumption. A legal framework for an anti-drug campaign is to be devized by June 1.
Meeting in Dushanbe two weeks ago (Apr. 4), CIS Security Services Chiefs decided to set up an Interpol-style body to coordinate resources in the fight against crime, and drug and arms smuggling, especially along Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan.