Ongoing Projects: Law Enforcement Cooperation

KGZ/I75 - "Establishment of Interagency Law Enforcement Mobile Groups in Kyrgyzstan"

Kyrgyzstan is being increasingly affected by the trade in narcotics carried out by organized crime groups. Traffickers are deploying more vigilant, effective and aggressive methods in their operations and there are indications that drug trafficking through and into Kyrgyzstan is fuelling extremism and other criminal activities. In addition, related organized crime and corruption are adding to the political-socio-economic problems of the country.
Mobile law enforcement is currently recognized as one of the most efficient ways to combat organized and trans-national crime and mobility in law enforcement operations through the establishment of joint interagency mobile interdiction teams (MOBITs) is an accepted strategic objective of Kyrgyzstan.
The project assisted the Government of Kyrgyzstan in establishment of mobile units in the Southern part of the country in order to combat drug trafficking and organized crime as well as to collect and analyse criminal intelligence information. Mobile team members are selected from relevant agencies through a competitive, performance-based process and vetted by all-agency background checks and polygraph testing.

 

TAJ/H03 - "Tajikistan Drug Control Agency (DCA) - (Phase II of TAJ/D65)"

This project has been designed to support the Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) becoming the lead drug enforcement agency in the country, and in developing lasting sustainable capacities to maintain operations. The project can be divided into three phases which includes the new component of widening the geographical area of operational law enforcement cooperation: (1) Institutional building 1999 - 2003; (2) Reinforcement and development of operational Law Enforcement capacity 2004 - 2007; and (3) Strengthening national and international cooperation with drug law enforcement counterparts in neighbouring countries and regions 2008 - 2010.
Currently project is focused on: (a) improving international cooperation by increasing joint operational activities (b) strengthening national cooperation by increasing joint operational activities and having the DCA officers providing training to other Tajik drug law enforcement agencies (train the trainers) (c) establishing infrastructure for information exchange among Tajik drug law enforcement agencies (d) extending the duration of the project in line with the continuing need for donor support to the DCA, (e) prolonging the originally planned duration of the exit strategy in response to significantly changed external circumstances such as the massive increase in opium poppy cultivation and morphine/heroin production in Afghanistan during 2006 and 2007 and the withdrawal of the Russian Federal Border Services (RFBS) from the Tajik-Afghan border.
In addition, two objectives have been transferred from TD/TAJ/E24 project as these relate to DCA. Those are (f) further development of forensic and chemical analysis capacities; and (g) strengthening the existing drug detecting dogs handlers' capacity.
The projected results will ensure retention of trained and experienced staff within DCA through payment of grants.

 

RER/F60 - "Computer based drug law enforcement training in the member countries of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sub-Regional Cooperation in Drug Control (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)", Afghanistan and Armenia

This project aims to enhance Governments' capacities to develop and implement self-sustaining training programs to counter drug trafficking, money laundering and related cross-border criminal activity through the application of a computer-based training program. The immediate objective is to introduce high-quality computer-based law enforcement training program in MOU participating states.
At the end of the project there will be a comprehensive ongoing computer based law enforcement training program in place that will significantly raise the level of skills, knowledge and awareness within the law enforcement community in the seven countries concerned.
Within the framework of the project "Computer Based Training (CBT) in Pilot Regions" of Border Management programme in Central Asia (BOMCA), funded by European Union and implemented by UNODC Regional Office in Central Asia, the project will build training capacities of the Border Services of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan through the provision of renovated and equipped training classrooms, and the introduction of CD-ROM based interactive learning software.
In addition to Central Asian states and Azerbaijan, the governments of Afghanistan, Armenia and Georgia requested UNODC to provide relevant assistance to their law enforcement institutions. Given that legal, procedural, language and cultural framework is similar it was decided to extend current project to cover additional recipient governments.

 

XAC/I97 - "Pilot Project on Counter-Narcotics Training of Central Asian and Afghan Law Enforcement Personnel"

This project is designed to assist the NATO-Russia Council to deliver high-quality, professional law enforcement training to mid-level counter-drug officers of Afghanistan and the five Central Asian counties in order to help them combat the threat of trafficking in opiates within and through their territories. There is an ongoing need for professional training in modern drug control and law enforcement techniques in West and Central Asia. This need has been recognized by the NATO-Russia Council, subsequent to an expert group meeting on Central Asia that took place in November 2004. On 8 December 2006, the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) decided to implement a mid-level drug control training pilot project in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The NRC approached UNODC's Regional Office for Central Asia to implement the project. The training will be provide by mobile training teams travelling to each country as well as in fixed training facilities in Russia and Turkey. UNODC will assist NATO experts to develop the curricula of the mobile training teams and organize the logistical support to the trainers and trainees.

 

GLO/900 - "Legal Advisory Programme"

This project assists countries in establishing adequate and functional legal frameworks for drug control and in implementing international drug control conventions by: a) assisting the States to draft and adopt new and upgrade the existing drug-related legislation; b) providing specific training and direct operational support to prosecutors/judges in major drug related prosecutions and asset forfeiture casework; c) strengthening international judicial cooperation (e.g. international extradition and mutual legal assistance casework) among the States, particularly those of different legal practice; d) ensuring maximum application of know-how in the field to the assisted States.

 

RER/F23 - "Drug law enforcement systems for criminal intelligence collection, analysis and exchange"

This project has improved criminal intelligence collection and information management capacities, and established mechanisms for exchange, receipt and dissemination of information between drug control bodies. Specialized equipment and criminal intelligence analysis software have been provided by the project, along with basic training.
The project increased the initial life span and shaped project activities to address new developments in Central Asia and neighbouring regions. It, for example, incorporated Afghanistan and Azerbaijan into the project scope and is implementing additional intelligence-led policing components in countries that were involved in the previous phases of the project. The projected results will assure continuity and retention of trained and experienced analysts and operational officers, and ensure the professional and accurate use of installed equipment at the law enforcement agencies in the region. The project will continue to contribute to establishing a solid base for law enforcement agencies in the region to become self-sufficient in collecting information/intelligence, and disseminating and sharing the data amongst themselves.