The Russian and Tajik interior ministers and their subordinates will on Monday discuss the fight against transnational organized crime and efforts to counter illegal immigration.
The Russian Interior Ministry said the meeting will also touch upon joint work to track down criminals and look for missing people, as well as Tajik police staff training in Russia.
The fight against drug trafficking will be a central topic on the meeting's agenda. Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev earlier said 90% of all heroin seized in Russia is made in Afghanistan and is transferred via the Afghan-Tajik border on to Russia.
According to the Russian ministry's data, last year about 15% of criminal cases in Russia that dealt with seizures of large batches of drugs – 1 kg and more – were launched against Tajik nationals.
Nurgaliyev said cooperation in preventing drug trafficking was one of the most effective forms of bilateral interaction.
DUSHANBE, December 6 (RIA Novosti)
