For ten moths of the current year violations of the customs have caused 354,500 worth of damage to the country's economy. For this period sub-divisions of the Customs Committee of Tajikistan have registered 1766 cases of violation of the customs legislation. Asia-Plus was informed of that yesterday, December 14, at the Customs Committee of the country. Number of customs violations for this period has increased in the country 1.6 times as much as compared with same period of the last year. According to Qosim Qosimov the Hukumat of the region is taking all necessary measures to neutralize the activity of the Party in the region.
Special staff is engaged in studying the situation and organization of propagandist work.
Lawyers, researchers and representatives of clergy of the region are holding meetings with the population of the region, local activists and doing explanatory works. At the same time, Qosim Qosimov notes that youths, which have been involved in this Party by deception and have admitted their guilt are exempt from prescription charges. That was motto of a radio marathon that was held in Khorog. Speaking over the air the Governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Alimamad Niyozmamadov, heads of law enforcement and medical agencies as well as public organizations noted that despite measures taken by law enforcement agencies of the region drug smuggling and drug addiction in Gorno Badakhshan was increasing year in. Thus, if in 1998 14.5 kilograms of drugs were detained in the region, in 1999 - 32 kilograms, this year, only for 11 months law enforcement agencies of the region and the Russian border guards detained already nearly 106 kilograms of drugs.