OSCE supports seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories

An OSCE-supported two-day online seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories concluded on 30 September 2021. The event was attended by some 100 representatives of law enforcement agencies from different regions of Kazakhstan responsible for countering crimes related to illicit drugs.  

The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event in partnership with the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office. The seminar provided an overview of the threat posed by clandestine drug laboratories. National and international experts discussed methodologies for investigating crimes related to such laboratories in Kazakhstan, the features of amphetamine-type stimulants production in clandestine laboratories, as well as the US experience in detecting, investigating and preventing crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories. 

The event is part of the Programme Office’s multi-year effort to combat illicit trafficking and trade of drugs in the host country.