Federal Drug Control Service

Tag: Federal Drug Control Service

Russian police seize almost 100 kilos of hashish

Police in St. Petersburg have seized 94 kg of hashish from a man coming into the country from Estonia, a Russian drug control service official said on Thursday.

15:46 18.04.2013

Police bust drug dealers working with corrupt cop

A police anti-narcotics squad in the central Russian city of Kostroma has detained a criminal gang engaged in wholesale drugs dealing with the connivance of a local law-enforcement office.

15:42 14.03.2013

Heroin supply from Afghanistan to Russia increased

Head of the Drug Control Agency Viktor Ivanov said that the amount of heroin trafficked from Afghanistan had not diminished over the past 10 years since the agency was set up.

11:32 11.03.2013

Federal Drug Control Service may launch doping probe

Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service could start a major investigation into sports doping by the country’s athletes.

18:38 27.02.2013

Russian police seize 190 kg of heroin in radishes

Federal Drug Control Service officers seized 187 kilograms (412 lbs) of heroin with an estimated wholesale black market value of $180 million in the Moscow region.

14:48 25.02.2013

Druggies who forego rehab shouldn't drive, own weapons - Russian authorities

Chief of Russia's Federal Service for Drug Control Viktor Ivanov has urged judges of general jurisdiction to consider restricting the rights of drug users who refuse to undergo medical rehabilitation.

13:53 19.02.2013

Government approves initiative on forced treatment of drug users

The Government Commission on Legislation has approved a bill sponsored by the Federal Drug Control Service on the forced treatment of drug users upon a court order.

14:33 13.02.2013

Moscow drug police chief admits addicts among staff

The head of the Federal Drug Control Service Moscow Directorate admitted on Friday there were drug addicts among its staff. About 40 percent of people applying for a job at the service are rejected, including for showing up positive in drug tests, Lt. Gen. Vyacheslav Davydov said.

16:26 08.02.2013

Moscow authorities quash 13% more drug-related crimes in 2012

Moscow's law enforcement agencies quashed 12,000 drug-related crimes in 2012, almost 13% more than in 2011, says Lieutenant General Vyacheslav Davydov, Chief of the Moscow Drug Control Division.

16:13 07.02.2013

Russia pulls out of drug enforcement agreement with US

Russia and the US will continue to collaborate over fighting drugs, and Russia's withdrawal from the agreement signed in 2002 will not affect this cooperation, says Viktor Ivanov, head of the Federal Drug Control Service.

12:44 31.01.2013

Catholic priest arrested in Moscow airport with cocaine in stomach

The drug police have arrested a Catholic priest from Colombia at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow who attempted to smuggle 13 packages of cocaine into the country in his stomach.

17:23 30.01.2013

Drugs enforcement head skeptical about school drug tests

Head of the Federal Service for Drug Control Viktor Ivanov said he sees no reason for adopting a law on drug tests at schools. The first reading of the draft law at the State Duma is scheduled for Friday.

11:55 18.01.2013

Unified drug offenders database to be launched in Russia

A unified database of drug abusers who have violated the law to be launched in Russia with joint efforts of the Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN) and the Interior Ministry.

12:18 28.12.2012

NATO failing to fight Afghan narcotics - FDCS

Russia's anti-drug chief criticized NATO on Tuesday for failing to combat drug-trafficking from Afghanistan. “Drug production in Afghanistan is a threat for the EU states and they [NATO] agree, but say that they cannot work outside the European Union,” Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov said.

14:20 27.11.2012

Drug lords' assets should be confiscated, says government drug czar

Viktor Ivanov, head of the Federal Drug Control Service, said at a conference at the Moscow Region Court that it is imperative to confiscate all assets which belong to organizers of drug businesses if they cannot prove they acquired them legally.

14:45 26.11.2012

Drug control service to submit bill on alternative liability of addicts

The Federal Drug Control Service is preparing to submit a bill on the alternative liability of drug consumers to the State Duma, Viktor Ivanov, the head of the service, said on Thursday.

15:32 22.11.2012

Children as young as 11 must be tested for drugs, says FDCS

The Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) believes that children as young as 11-12 years old should be tested for drugs, says Lieutenant Colonel Sergei Penkin, a representative of the drug watchdog.

10:50 21.11.2012

Teacher and two chemists detained in radioactive meth lab case

Police officers have detained three individuals suspected of having created a radioactive drug laboratory in Moscow.

16:17 07.11.2012

Chief drug expert against imposing criminal responsibility on addicts

Yevgeny Bryun, the chief drug abuse expert at the Healthcare and Social Development Ministry, has spoken out against the introduction of criminal responsibility for drug abuse.

14:17 04.05.2012

Drug addicts given last chance

Drug abuse in Russia may become a full-fledged crime resulting in a custodial sentence. The only way for drug addicts to avoid jail will be by agreeing to undergo a course of rehabilitation.

15:45 27.03.2012