Правовые основы и формы сотрудничества государств-участников СНГ в борьбе с незаконным оборотом наркотических средств

Abstract

The author analyses the normative basis of the CIS regarding combatting drug trafficking and outlines the forms the cooperation in this field takes. The normative basis for the CIS countries' cooperation in combatting illicit drug business consists of various normative acts. In view of the importance of this problem, the issues of coordination and interaction in combatting organised crime in general and drug trafficking in particular, have found their place in various categories (the 1993 Charter of the CIS etc.), normative acts regulating certain spheres of cooperation (The 1992 Agreement of cooperation of the CIS memberstates on ensuring stability at their outer borders); and also special agreements on the issues of combatting crime (the 1998 Agreement of the CIS member-states on combatting crime). While noting the importance of the adopted normative acts and the forms used to interact in combatting illicit drug trafficking, the author makes certain suggestions to provide further developments in this direction, which, if adopted, could contribute to the progress in opposing drug trafficking.