Organization:Drug Control Agency

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Drug Control Agency
Agency overview
Formed1999 (1999)
JurisdictionGovernment of Tajikistan
HeadquartersDushanbe
Agency executive
    • Ghaffor Mirzoyev (1999-2004)
    • Rustam Nazarov (2004-Present)[1]

The Drug Control Agency, also called the National Drug Enforcement Agency, is the drug control service of Tajikistan. Formed in 1999,[2] 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][4]

History

It is estimated that upwards of 20% of Afghanistan's opiates travel through Tajikistan.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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