The Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation or FSKN (in Russian

Russian language

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:Федеральная служба Российской Федерации по контролю за оборотом наркотиков, ФСКН России) is a federal

Government of Russia

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 law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency

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 of executive authority responsible for drafting state policy, legal regulation, control and monitoring in combating trafficking drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors. The Federal Drug Control Service of the Russian Federation is specially authorized to address and solve problems relating to traffic in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors; the Federal Drug Control Service is also authorized to combat the illicit drug trafficking.

The FSKN shares concurrent jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case. This situation leads to forum shopping, as parties will try to have their civil or criminal case heard in the court that they perceive will be most favorable to...

 with the Federal Security Service of Russia and MVD. The FSKN also has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing Russian drug investigations abroad, especially in Central Asia

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.

History

The first Anti-Drugs Independent Russian Agency was born in 24 September, 2002 under the name "The State Committee for Combat the Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation" (UNON MVD).

In March 11, 2003 the State Committee for combat the illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation was transformed into the State Committee of Russian Federation to Monitor the Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (GOSNARCOCONTROL). That organization eventually became the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia. Viktor Cherkesov

Viktor Cherkesov

Viktor Vasilyevich Cherkesov is a Russian security services official.He graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1973...

 was appointed to the chairman of the committee. The Committee passed the material base and the majority (40,000 units), staff number of the abolished Federal Tax Police Service of the Russian Federation

Federal Tax Police Service of the Russian Federation

The Federal Tax Police Service of the Russian Federation - is was subordinate to the President of Russia and was one of the powerful law enforcement agencies in Russia, which existed from 1992 to 2003.-History:The Federal Tax Police of Russia was established on the basis of the Fifth Chief...

. The Committee began its operations on July 1, 2003.

On June 6, 2003, the Duma

Duma

A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. Simply it is a form of Russian governmental institution, that was formed during the reign of the...

 approved the Regulations on the State Committee of Russian Federation for the control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. On March 9, 2004, The Russian Federal Drug Control Service was renamed the Federal Service of the Russian Federation for the control of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and on July 28, 2004, the Russian Federal Service for Control over Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was renamed the Russian Federal Service for Drug Control. On May 12, 2008, the President of Russia dismissed Viktor Cherkesov as Director of Russian Federal Drug Control Service. On May 15, 2008, President Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...

 appointed the former KGB

KGB

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 general Viktor Ivanov as a Director of Russian Federal Drug Control Service.

Tasks and missions

The main tasks of Russian Federal Drug Control Service are:

• monitoring the trafficking of drugs;
• detection, prevention, suppression, detection and preliminary investigation of crimes attributed to the investigative jurisdiction of Federal Drug Control Service of Russia;
• coordination of enforcement authorities to combat drug trafficking;
• establishment and maintenance of a unified data bank on issues related to drug trafficking, as well as to combat their illegal trafficking.

Day of Drug Control Authorities

In February 16, 2008 the Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...

, the day on March 11 announced the official professional holiday - the Day of Drug Control Authorities.

Criticism

The Criticism of this law enforcement organization is related to legal collisions. So, in 2004, according to the formal criteria were forbidden the use of analgesic medication ketamine veterinanyh clinics. Veterinarians who sought to alleviate the suffering of animals, deliberately went to the violation of the law - as a result of a conflict between the legal and moral implications. The most "sensational" case is the process of Alexandra Duque. Criticized as harassment by the Federal Drug Control Service of the trade in substances are not contained on that date in the list of potent and drugs.

The MVD's Directorate of the Drugs Law Enforcement, (UNON MVD)

• Alexander Sergeyev (1990-2002)

Federal Service for Narcotics Control (FSKN OF Russia)

• Viktor Cherkesov
  Viktor Cherkesov
  Viktor Vasilyevich Cherkesov is a Russian security services official.He graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1973...
  
   (2002-2008)
• Viktor Ivanov (since 2008)