UNODC supports opening of two Border Liaison Offices on Tajik-Uzbek border
AKIPRESS.COM - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for Central Asia in partnership with the law enforcement agencies of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, opened two Border Liaison Offices(BLOs) at the railway border crossing points (BCPs) Pakhtaobod (Tajikistan) and Kudukli (Uzbekistan) on the Tajik-Uzbek border.
The opening ceremony was held at Pakhtaobod and Kudukli BCPs with the signature of the handover documents.
The establishment of BLOs in Central Asia builds a strong foundation for further effective interagency and cross-border cooperation and intelligence-sharing to effectively counter transnational organized crime while facilitating legitimate international trade, UNODC said.