OSCE trains Tajik officials from Drug Control Agency on methods of investigating drug trafficking crimes on Internet
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- Published on 02 December 2019
A three-day training course on methods of investigating drug trafficking crimes on the Internet, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, concluded on 28 November 2019in Dushanbe.
Some 22 officials from the Drug Control Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and other law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan attended the course, which was conducted by experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
The aim of the course was to build the capacity of law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan in combating transnational organized crime, including the fight against illicit drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and their precursors. It used interactive methods and practical examples that showed participants methods of how cell phones and personal computers are used in drug-related crimes.
Rajab Turakhonzoda, a senior employee at the Drug Control Agency’s operational investigative department in the Khatlon region, noted that the training course helped him update his knowledge with new information regarding money laundering on the Internet.
