Main Directorate for Drugs Control

Main Directorate for Drugs Control
Drugs Police
Abbreviation GUKON

Main Headquarters

Emblem of MVD's Anti-Narcotics Department, 1992-2002
Motto Serve Russia, Serve the law
Agency overview
Formed April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
Preceding agency FSKN
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		 RUS
Federal agency
(Operations jurisdiction)		 RUS
GUKON influence areas
Size 17,098,242 square miles (44,284,240 km2)
Population 143,441,534 (2016 est.)
Legal jurisdiction Russian Federation
Russian foreign drug-related investigations
Governing body MVD
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Zhitnaya 16, Moscow, Russia
Commissioner responsible Andrei Khrapov
Parent agency MVD
Website
mvd.ru/gunk

Main Directorate for Drugs Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Russian: Главное управление по контролю за оборотом наркотиков Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации, ГУКОН), known also as GUKON is a law enforcement agency and the Russian Drugs police. They are responsible for the regulation of narcotics, and investigating drugs crimes.

The Directorate is part of the Public Security Service of the MVD. The Directorate (abbraviated as GUKON) has a jurisdiction over all Russia.

Like FSKN before, the Directorate tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the Russian Federation. Not only is the GUKON the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Security Service (FSB), it also has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing Russian drug investigations abroad.

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