Investigating the Drug Crisis in Central Asia and the Necessity of Regional Police Cooperation

Economic cooperation organization (ECO) is among the organizations which have been established with the aim of expanding cooperation and increasing the economic capacity of member states.Since security is the foreground of development in other fields (especially economic), this article adopting an analytical and descriptive approach, tries to explicate the reasons behind drug related crimes in central Asia and its impact on the development of ECO member states. The main question is “what are the reasons behind drug related crimes in central Asia and what effects do they have on the regional security?” The author believes that police cooperation among regional countries can not only decrease many crimes specially drug related ones, but also will be the beginning of a new initiative by regional states to increase security in the region. It is clear that this cooperation results in stable security and economic growth in the region and will decrease the influence of transregional powers.