Law enforcement in Tajikistan is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which controls the police force, which is referred to as the militia occasionally. It is divided into multiple departments, each led by an officer, including the

Tajik Internal Troops The Tajik Internal Troops () are the internal security force of Tajikistan, under the Interior Ministry (VKD). They act as the primary reserve force of the Tajik Armed Forces, and are in charge of homeland defence, along with the Tajik Border Troo ...

, as well as the National Guard, which takes orders directly from the President of Tajikistan. The Minister of Internal Affairs oversees it all. The Drug Control Agency is responsible for combating drug trafficking, which has been a major problem due to high

heroin Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a potent opioid mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medical grade diamorphine is used as a pure hydrochloride salt. Various white and brow ...

production in Afghanistan, to the south.

Police

The Police of Tajikistan ( tg, Милитсияи Тоҷикистон / Милитсия) are the national police forces of Tajikistan. Founded in November 1992, the police consists of various operational divisions and departments. Every year on 10 November, Tajikistan celebrates Police Day. As of January 2018, Tajikistan is one of four countries (along with Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) where the term ''

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...

'' is still formally retained as the service's official name. The term is sometimes still translated as "police". The service uniform and equipment of police officers in Tajikistan are similar to the service uniform and equipment of the Soviet police. In the summer of 2021, an Iranian police office was opened in Tajikistan.

Drug Control Agency

References

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