Bishkek, Jan. 16, 2019 / Kabar /. About 1.5 thousand drug crimes were registered in Kyrgyzstan in 2018, Secretary of the Security Council Damir Sagynbayev told in Bishkek during the conference "Interaction of Public Councils and government agencies in the implementation of policies and state programs: expectations and prospects".
According to his data, over the past year, about 16 tons of drugs, including heroin, opium and hashish, were seized from illicit trafficking.
“The Prosecutor General’s Office will announce the exact figures closer to the end of this month. In 2017, there was a record crop of drugs in Afghanistan, it should be noted that the border with Afghanistan is under close control not only by the secret services of Tajikistan, but also by the Russian Federation. But now the drug traffic passes through Turkey and Iran, ”said Sagynbayev.
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