The “Keles” railway station located on the Uzbek-Kazakh border connects Uzbekistan with Kazakhstan and Russia. The DPU which is on this strategic route will help Uzbek drug control agencies to detect drug trafficking and make searches for drugs as well as collect, collate and analyze information for the detection of illegal drug trafficking.

The DPU has been established as a part of the CADAP “Drug Control at Airports and Railway Stations” project.

The agencies responsible for implementing the project in the Republic of Uzbekistan are the National Security Service, the State Customs Committee, the Ministry of the Interior and the State Border Guards Committee.

The total cost of the construction work and equipment (computers, furniture, and the drug detection devices) is 76,000 euros.

The CADAP and its government partners have established interagency DPUs in all the countries in the region to promote border security by analysing collected information and by working with the drug control agencies in the country.

In 2008 law enforcement officers at airports and railway stations were trained in drug profiling and drug search techniques. Also in 2008 DPU staff participated in a Study Tour to airports in Paris, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Brussels and the Paris North International and Brussels South International Europe railway stations.

The overall objective of the EU-UNDP CADAP Assistance Programme is to foster a public health approach to drug demand and and reduce drug supply in line with the European Commission drug strategies.

CADAP is funded by the European Commission of the European Union and implemented by UNDP.