On 16 February, the TNTD/SPMU met with executive members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretariat (CSTO) in Vienna, to discuss co-operation between the two organizations on issues related to combating the trafficking of illicit drugs. The possibility of joint training for Afghan National Police on combating drug trafficking and corruption and the potential modalities of such training were explored. The TNTD/SPMU briefed the CSTO representatives on the OSCE’s police training offered to CSTO member states. At the meeting the CSTO invited the TNTD/SPMU to observe the next “Channel anti-drug operation”, designed to address the northern opium route from Afghanistan to Europe through joint counter-narcotics efforts along trafficking routes through the CSTO member states. On 12-13 July, the TNTD/SPMU assisted the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat in organizing a round table on “Mechanisms of Effective Cooperation between Police and Drug Enforcement Agencies in the Area of Illegal Drug Apprehension Procedures”. The round table was also organized and conducted in partnership with UNODC’s Regional Office in Kazakhstan and CARICC. The round table brought together 20 representatives of the State Service for Combating Drugs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan. Key note speakers were invited from the State Service for Combating Drugs of Turkmenistan, the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan, as well as from the MIA of the Russian Federation, the US ICITAP, UNODC and the OSCE Secretariat. From 18-19 October, the TNTD/SPMU organized a conference on the “Prevention of Illicit Drug Supply to Youth” in Vienna. Over 125 representatives from participating States, Partners for Co-operation, international and regional organizations (such as CARICC, the the Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), UNODC, and the World Customs Organization (WCO)) participated in the event. Participants appreciated the conference as a valuable contribution to the international efforts for combating illicit drug supply to youth. The conference focused on the implementation of national programmes and OSCE commitments relevant for bringing drug producers and dealers to justice; and for ensuring protection of youth against drugs. The conference report was circulated among participants and Delegations as SEC.GAL/248/12. From 28-30 November, the TNTD/SPMU participated in the “2012 Annual Meeting of the Precursor Network of the Pompidou Group”. The 2012 Meeting was organized by the Council of Europe (CoE) focusing on “New Threats and Challenges in the Field of Precursor Diversion”. The meeting addressed possibilities to improve information exchange, coordination and networking among law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities, prosecutors and the chemical industry. Participants examined gaps in the judicial chain from the identification of suspect consignments to prosecution and sanctioning. The meeting also addressed the improvement of interagency co-operation at the international level. The meeting was attended by 60 representatives from law enforcement agencies, international organizations and the chemical industry. The TNTD/SPMU presented the OSCE’s activities on precursor control. The meeting’s conclusions highlighted the necessity to: a) adapt legislations in general to enable more rapid and efficient reactions to new tendencies in the field of drug precursors, including EU legislation; and improve communication at all levels among police, prosecutors, customs, and health authorities through awareness-raising and training; b) raise awareness of the problem of precursor diversion within the chemical industries in general - including pharmaceutical distributors and pharmacies in particular; c) reinforce co-operation with the industry; d) improve the judicial follow-up, including the development of links with the European Network of Specialised Prosecutors on Precursors and Synthetic Drugs as well as with EUROJUST; e) consolidate co-operation with international partners and relevant CoE bodies as well as to open the Precursor Network of the Pompidou Group to other stakeholders; and f) have continuity of participation of international bodies competent in the field of precursors in the Network. The link with relevant 31