Afghan drug traffic aids terrorists in N. Caucasus - drugs official
11:51 09/06/2010 MOSCOW, June 9 (RIA Novosti) - Afghan drug traffic benefits terrorists in the volatile North Caucasus, Russia's drug control chief said on Wednesday ahead of an anti-drug forum in Moscow.
"It is Afghan drug traffic that fuels terrorists in the North Caucasus; we need to work together to fight it," Viktor Ivanov said.
He added that Afghan drug trafficking is a global problem as it "feeds transnational crime and terrorism all over the world."
Nearly 200 experts, politicians and drug-control specialists from 40 countries are attending the international Afghan Drug Production: a Challenge to the International Community forum in Moscow from June 9-10.
The participants will discuss ways of preventing the Afghan drug trade, which has caused a sharp rise in heroin consumption, especially in Russia.
According to the Federal Drug Control Service, Afghan opium annually kills around 100,000 people around the world, including about 30,000 Russians.
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