
On November 15, 2023, Kazakh Ambassador to Moldova Almat Aidarbekov presented the medal «For Contribution to Law Enforcement» of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ruslan Cucu, the Head of the Drug Control Department of the General Inspectorate of Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova.
Reference: in March 2023, during a special operation in the interaction with the Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, the activities of a transnational criminal group engaged in the production and sale of synthetic drugs were eliminated (80 tons of precursors, 200 kg of mephedrone were seized). By the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan No.505 dated September 8, 2023, the Head of the Drug Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mr.Ruslan Cucu was awarded the medal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan «For Contribution to Law Enforcement».
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Chief of the General Inspectorate of Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Lilian Carabet, Head of the National Inspectorate of Investigations Arcadie Catlabuga, as well as online Head of the Department for Combating Drug Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Police Colonel Khadji-Gali Imazhanov.
Ambassador A.Aidarbekov informed the interlocutors about the positive dynamics across the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation and discussed issues of its expansion.
The Kazakh diplomat also familiarized the interlocutors with the main provisions on the ongoing constitutional, political and economic reforms.
Chief Commissioner Carabet thanked the Kazakh side for presenting the award to his employee, and also focused on the importance of continuing the fight against organized crime both at the regional and international levels. The desire of the Moldovan side to deepen bilateral relations in the field of combating crime was noted.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to maintain working contacts to exchange experience across the mutually beneficial cooperation.