ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSNATIONAL THREATS DEPARTMENT TNTD/BSMU – Police-Related Activities 2016  Total    Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building Analysis of Lessons Learned, Assessments and Guidelines Training ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 40% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 60% Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters In June, TNTD/BSMU, in co-operation with the Conflict Prevention Centre/Forum for Security Co-operation and INTERPOL, organized an “Advanced Training on Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)” in Vienna, Austria. The event comprised two days of expert presentations of specific national case studies, as well as fictitious case scenarios on identification and categorization of weapons, marking, record-keeping, international frameworks and tools for tracing, including iARMS. Eleven representatives of law enforcement agencies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan participated in this event. The training allowed for the exchange of information and sharing of national and international best practices between experts, while providing an opportunity for further enhanced co-operation in this field. In July, TNTD/BSMU, jointly with the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and in co-operation with the BMSC, organized a week-long workshop on illicit cultural property trade and smuggling of historical artefacts at the BMSC. Experts from TNTD/BSMU, INTERPOL, US Department of Homeland Security, UNODC-Vienna Office, the Department against antiquity smuggling of the Greek National Police - Athens Office, the UNESCO Office in Afghanistan and the Afghan Customs Service shared their experiences with 19 participants from Tajik Border Troops, Customs Service, State Committee of National Security, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Internal Affairs on trafficking in cultural property, cross-border co-operation in the identification of trafficking of cultural property cases and financial investigations of smuggling of historical artefacts. TNTD/BSMU contributed to and supported outreach activities, including several BMSC specialized trainings such as the BMSC Staff Courses, which promoted co-operation between border security and management agencies across the OSCE area. TNTD/BSMU also participated and contributed to other training events and workshops aimed to address cross-border co-operation together with regional and international organizations such as BORDERPOL, DCAF, FRONTEX, UNCCT and UNODC. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors In accordance with the commitments in MC.DEC/4/11 on “Strengthening the OSCE Engagement with Afghanistan”, TNTD/BSMU continued to promote cross-border co-operation on countering illicit drug trafficking. The OSCE has provided support to improving existing border management systems between Afghanistan and neighbouring states and to enhance the capacities of relevant border security and management agencies in combating drug trafficking by organizing specialized training and capacity-building activities. 31