From March 2 – 4, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a regional workshop in Tashkent for the Heads of Investigation Units of the Border Guard and Law Enforcement Agencies in Central Asian countries. The workshop expanded coordination and cooperation in the area of information exchange between the law enforcement agencies dealing with the investigation of cross-border crimes.

During the workshop, legal instruments were presented for information and evidence exchange, as well as on EU member states’ best practices in the joint investigation of cross-border crimes, joint risk analysis and the use of criminal intelligence information. To facilitate information exchange in crime investigation, possible amendments to the relevant regulations were proposed, based on analysis of the legal framework and legal powers of the participating institutions. The latter included the results of an analysis of cross-border crime investigations and evidence exchange.