BISHKEK. Sept 13 (Interfax) - A joint Kyrgyz-Russian training exercise focusing on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to combat drug trafficking has begun in Kyrgyzstan, the press service for the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry said on Monday.
"A Kyrgyz-Russian exercise to practice using unmanned aerial vehicles in fighting drug trafficking has started in the Issyk-Kul region," the press service said.
Its participants from Kyrgyzstan and Russia will practice hunting criminals, searching for missing persons, detecting wild cannabis fields, and escorting moving objects with the help of UAVs, it said.
"The objective of the exercise is to exchange experience on using unmanned aerial vehicles to boost the effectiveness of operations carried out by law enforcement agencies. The results of the exercise will be discussed during an offsite session of the State Coordination Committee on Drug Control, scheduled to take place on September 17," the press service said.
The exercise will also include an exhibition of the latest developments in specialized equipment, including by Russian firms.