DUSHANBE , July 26, Asia-Plus - On Tuesday July 25, high-ranking officers from Tajikistan ’s Drug Control Agency (DCA) met in Dushanbe with visiting experts from the OSCE Secretariat.   

According to information from the DCA, the main purpose of the visit is for the OSCE experts to study the drug situation in Tajikistan, a role of the DCA in fighting drug trafficking and its interaction with other law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan, as well as problems of regional and international cooperation in fighting drug trafficking.  

The source says the OSCE experts familiarized themselves with structure and tasks of the DCA, its departments and services.  

“The results of this meeting and other meetings with senior representatives from the Tajik power-wielding structures that will last till July 29 will be reported to the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna ,” the source said, noting that a meeting of representatives from the drug enforcement agencies of Europe and Asia will be held in Vienna in October this year.  Representatives from Tajikistan have also been invited to attend this meeting, according to the source.