Office in Tajikistan supported the Drug Control Agency in conducting a training course for dog handlers

In the reporting period the Office in Tajikistan supported the Drug Control Agency in conducting a 45-day training course for twelve dog handlers from the Drug Control Agency, Ministry of Interior, Border Troops and Customs Service of Tajikistan.

The course focused on searching and detection of five types of drugs such as hashish, heroin, amphetamine, cocaine and opium.

The OSCE provided each agency with sets of drugs smell simulators and twenty four sets of dog leads, collars and rubber balls.