Drug Control Agency

Drug Control Agency
Agency overview
Formed1999 (1999)
JurisdictionGovernment of Tajikistan
Headquarters
Agency executive
  • Major General of the Drug Control Service Samad Safar, Director

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

History

It is estimated that upwards of 20% of Afghanistan's opiates travel through Tajikistan. Between 2000 and 2011, the agency confiscated over 11,000 kilograms of drugs. The agency cooperates with law enforcement bodies of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, China, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. 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.

Directors

Name Term Start Term End President
Ghaffor Mirzoyev January 29, 2004 August 5, 2004 Emomali Rahmon
Rustam Nazarov August 2004 February 2, 2016
Lieutenant General Sherkhon Salimzoda February 2, 2016 November 18, 2020
Habibullo Vohidzoda November 18, 2020 January 27, 2024
Major General Samad Safar January 27, 2024 Present

References

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  4. ↑ Tajikistan is the first line of defence in stemming Afghan drugs: UNODC Executive Director
  5. ↑ Drug Control Agency marks milestone
  6. ↑ Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Tajikistan
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  9. ↑ https://prezident.tj/event/documents/decrees/36603