ARMENIA IS THE LAST THIS TIME
Support A1+!Under the official data, in 2004 101 verdicts over the cases on illegal circulation of drugs were reached in Armenia. “The number of murders is impossible to hide because of the corpses whereas drug addiction is a hidden crime”, Mher Khachatryan, Chair of the Appeal Court of Criminal and Military Cases, announced.
In the building of the Appeal Court of Armenia, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) held an official ceremony to hand-over drug prevention equipment procured within the framework of the South Caucasus Anti-Drug (SCAD) Program to judiciary in the Republic of Armenia.
The SCAD Program has provided technical assistance to the Police, Ministry of Justice, State Customs Committee, Ministry of Health of Armenia and many local non-governmental organizations (NGO).
In the framework of the program from 2004-2006 the EU and UNDP have provided EUR 608,000 to the SCAD Program in Armenia. Program covers seven concrete objectives: reinforcement and harmonization of national drug control legislation, drug control at the airport; strengthening of police intelligence system, strengthening of land border interdiction capacities, reinforcement of drug abuse monitoring systems, development of an NGO network to deal with drug issues, prevention of drug abuse at early stages.
Ms. Liz Grande, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, said: “Cooperation between UNDP, the EU and the Armenian judicial system to prevent drug trafficking and abuse is particularly important because it promotes regional cooperation between the three countries of the South Caucasus”.
Ms. Grande also stated that in comparison with the neighboring countries Armenia holds the last place in circulation of illegal drugs.
