Holidays in Kyrgyzstan - Drug Control Officer Day

The first drug control body was created in the Kyrgyz Republic in 1993 It was the State Commission for the Control of Narcotic Substances, established on April 8 This day, quite logically, is considered a professional holiday for employees of agencies fighting the spread of drugs in Kyrgyzstan The Government resolution on this date appeared much later - in 2012 It canceled the previous resolution setting a holiday date on the day the drug control law was adopted The particular difficulty of the work of anti-drug officers is explained by the geographical location of the republic The country is at the center of the Northern Route for the distribution of opiates from Afghanistan throughout the world The annual volume of transit traffic of narcotic substances through the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan reaches 20 tons Such a scale threatens the collapse of the entire state system of the republic In the mountainous regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, vast areas are occupied by hemp cultivation The paths leading to the plantations are impassable, and armed criminals guard illegal crops There are more than 10 thousand registered drug addicts in the country, and the percentage of women and young people among them is increasing The date April 8 became a holiday in 2007 for everyone who is fighting for a drug-free life in Kyrgyzstan Since then, awards for employees of the anti-drug agency (body, divisions) have been dedicated to the holiday The success of the service is undeniable Tons of psychotropic drugs, their precursors, and narcotics are withdrawn from circulation every year; large quantities of hashish and heroin are intercepted Employees of the drug control agency act promptly to prevent the criminal distribution of narcotic substances Agent work is carried out to prevent the emergence of drug dens The most effective method to stop the transport and production of drugs is to destroy the market for them The goal of the employees is a healthy nation and a safe society in the country