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UNDP SCAD AND EU HOLD SEMINAR ON NARCOTICS
ArmenPress
June 22 2004
YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS: According to approximate estimation, some
20,000-30,000 Armenians are drug addicts. Narcotics arrive in Armenia
mainly through Bagratashen border checkpoint on Armenian-Georgian
border and Meghri on the border with Iran. The most widely spread
narcotic in Armenia is hashish.
These figures were revealed today at a workshop on "Implementation
of the norms of international law on extradition and mutual legal
assistance related to drug offences into national law and practice" at
the Armenia Marriott Hotel. The workshop is organized by the Southern
Caucasus Anti-Drug Program (SCAD) financed by the European Union and
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in conjunction with
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The main goal of this workshop
is to provide relevant technical information to the participants and
give an opportunity to the Armenian legal authorities to highlight the
gaps and shortcomings existing in the legislation and law-enforcement
activities in Armenia, to enrich their knowledge in the above mentioned
area through the exchange of information with the experts from EU,
UNODC and CIS.
ArmenPress
June 22 2004
YEREVAN, JUNE 22, ARMENPRESS: According to approximate estimation, some
20,000-30,000 Armenians are drug addicts. Narcotics arrive in Armenia
mainly through Bagratashen border checkpoint on Armenian-Georgian
border and Meghri on the border with Iran. The most widely spread
narcotic in Armenia is hashish.
These figures were revealed today at a workshop on "Implementation
of the norms of international law on extradition and mutual legal
assistance related to drug offences into national law and practice" at
the Armenia Marriott Hotel. The workshop is organized by the Southern
Caucasus Anti-Drug Program (SCAD) financed by the European Union and
the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in conjunction with
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The main goal of this workshop
is to provide relevant technical information to the participants and
give an opportunity to the Armenian legal authorities to highlight the
gaps and shortcomings existing in the legislation and law-enforcement
activities in Armenia, to enrich their knowledge in the above mentioned
area through the exchange of information with the experts from EU,
UNODC and CIS.