Drug Control Agency Explained

Agency Name:	Drug Control Agency
Jurisdiction:	Government of Tajikistan
Headquarters:	Dushanbe

The Drug Control Agency, also called the National Drug Enforcement Agency, is the drug control service of Tajikistan. Formed in 1999,^[1] the service was founded to help combat the drug trafficking through the country from Afghanistan, and is one of the most active anti-narcotics bodies operating in Asia.^[2] ^[3]

History

It is estimated that upwards of 20% of Afghanistan's opiates travel through Tajikistan.^[4] Between 2000 and 2011, the agency confiscated over 11,000 kilograms of drugs. It cooperates with law enforcement bodies of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, China, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan.^[5] In 2004, the head of the agency, Ghaffor Mirzoyev, was sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking. He was replaced by Lieutenant General Rustam Nazarov.^[6]

References

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav060209.shtml Tajikistan: Drug Control Agency Draws Praise and Criticism | EurasiaNet.org
Web site: IRIN Asia TAJIKISTAN: Drug control agency makes its mark Tajikistan Other . 8 January 2011 . 28 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928034838/http://irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=17535 . dead .
http://wireupdate.com/wires/12901/un-high-official-says-tajikistan-is-key-to-deter-drug-trafficking-from-afghanistan/ UN high official says Tajikistan is key to deter drug trafficking from Afghanistan » Breaking News | Wire Update News | News Wires
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2010/December/tajikistan-is-the-first-line-of-defence-in-stemming-afghan-drugs_-unodc-executive-director.html Tajikistan is the first line of defence in stemming Afghan drugs: UNODC Executive Director
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/2012/May/tajik-drug-control-agency-marks-important-milestone.html Drug Control Agency marks milestone
https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78843.htm Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Tajikistan