OSCE Police Assistance Programme helps intercept 44 kgs of heroin in Kyrgyzstan
(OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)"Boy", a sniffer dog used by mobile police groups to search for narcotics, with his owner in Bishkek, June 2004. Mobile teams were created and equipped with vehicles and drug-scenting dogs under the OSCE Police Assistance Programme for Kyrgyzstan. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev) Photo details
BISHKEK, 9 April 2004 - A drug-sniffing dog, provided by the OSCE to Kyrgyz Police under the Police Assistance Programme, helped detect 44 kilograms of heroin in a passenger bus near the town of Osh in the southern region of Kyrgyzstan on 7 April.
The heroin was being transported by a Tajik national to Bishkek and was destined to reach the Russian Federation via Kazakhstan. The concealed drugs were discovered during an inspection conducted by a mobile drug interdiction team.
This is the second heroin seizure this year made with the help of dogs trained under the OSCE assistance programme.
The concept of mobile teams was created under the OSCE Police Assistance Programme for Kyrgyzstan, which also provided resources for equipping them with vehicles and drug-scenting dogs, as well as for the training of dog handlers. The programme also includes a broad range of assistance measures in a number of other areas of police expertise.
The heroin was being transported by a Tajik national to Bishkek and was destined to reach the Russian Federation via Kazakhstan. The concealed drugs were discovered during an inspection conducted by a mobile drug interdiction team.
This is the second heroin seizure this year made with the help of dogs trained under the OSCE assistance programme.
The concept of mobile teams was created under the OSCE Police Assistance Programme for Kyrgyzstan, which also provided resources for equipping them with vehicles and drug-scenting dogs, as well as for the training of dog handlers. The programme also includes a broad range of assistance measures in a number of other areas of police expertise.