law and the business environment in Kosovo. Combating organized crime and potential threats of terrorism posed a major challenge to law enforcement agencies in Kosovo. Therefore, the Department continued to assist in the implementation and further improvement of existing strategies and action plans on combating terrorism and organized crime, as well as advising and supporting in drafting amendments to the Law on Police. In March, the Department facilitated a workshop on the “MoIA Strategic Development Planning for 2012-2014” in Duress, Albania. The implementation of this strategic document has been considered a priority of the MoIA along its mandate and as a guide to undertake comprehensive reforms in the rule of law. The prioritised strategies and action plans of the MoIA were finalized at the workshop. The progress assessed was going to form the basis for redrafting strategies and action plans for 2012-2015. The Department was going to support the redrafting procedure and all activities of the Department were going to be in line with the new strategies and action plans for 2012-2015. The Department also participated in the evaluation of the MoIA’s Strategy and Action Plan to Counter Organized Crime and Drug trafficking in Kosovo 2009-2012. In 2011, the progress and challenges in the implementation of this strategy were presented and assessed in a meeting of the Inter-Institutional Group for the Implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan against Drugs. Most stakeholders assessed that the implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan against Drugs had been satisfying and that there was a significant improvement in various aspects of combating drug smuggling and other related criminal activities. In March, the Department conducted a controlled delivery live exercise involving law enforcement agencies from Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Montenegro, Slovenia and Turkey. The Operation & Co-ordination Centre was established at the Kp Headquarters. The controlled delivery practical exercise was carried out for the first time in Kosovo and enhanced the capacities of law enforcement agencies (police, customs, and judiciary) on fighting drug trafficking and improving regional cooperation. As a result, the agencies involved in the controlled delivery exercise increased their mutual exchange of information as well as trust in each other. The regional partners assessed the Kp as a reliable partner in combating drug trafficking. The Kp also started paying more attention to international and regional co-operation. With the skills obtained in this exercise, the Kp (in a joint operation with law enforcement agencies from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) seized 47 kg of Marihuana and arrested 17 criminals. Similar joint operations with other regional law enforcement agencies were conducted throughout the year. In September, the Department attended a seminar on “Criminal Asset Confiscation” organized by the SPMU in Kiev (see also chapter 2). A representative from the Department delivered a case study presentation on a successful proactive operation and also acted as a moderator during the seminar. The Department also continue to support the Kp in the formulation of a three-week “Advanced Drug Trafficking Investigation” course. The new course was delivered in October. It was intended that future courses would be delivered by Kp officers with support from the Department. The Kp was expanding its Drug Squad and had selected 40 new investigators to improve police response to the growing threat of organized drug trafficking in Kosovo. The course was going to provide them with advanced training, including a week-long practical exercise subject to continuous assessment. The course directly built on the basic training, which all Kp officers receive at an early stage in their career. 48