The problem of struggle against contraband and drug trade as a threat to security in the region of Central Asia

Abstract

The article emphasizes that among the common threats to the security of the Central Asian re-gion, the problem of combating smuggling and drug trafficking both in general and in terms of combating international terrorism is very important. The peculiarity of this region is the presence in here of Afghanistan, one of the world's largest centers for the cultivation of narcotic plants and the manufacture of narcotic substances. The author explores and identifies the main causes of drug traf-ficking in Central Asia. Along with this, the article examines the main ways of drug trafficking from this region to such countries as Russia, Iran, Georgia, Armenia, etc., and then to the countries of Europe, the USA, etc. The author notes that one of the ways of drug trafficking from the Central Asian region passes through Iran and Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Armenia. The author notes that our country may suffer from this drug trafficking, to a certain extent. According to the author, in this aspect it is very important to take and strengthen appropriate measures to reduce and subse-quently eliminate the route for the transportation of narcotic drugs from the countries of the Central Asian region through Azerbaijan.