Main Directorate for Drugs Control

Main Directorate for Drugs Control
Главное управление по контролю за оборотом наркотиков
Main Directorate for Drugs Control; Главное управление по контролю за оборотом наркотиков
	Emblem of the Main Directorate for Drugs Control
Abbreviation	GUKON (ГУКОН)
Agency overview
Formed	April 5, 2016
Preceding agency	Federal Drug Control Service;
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	Russia
Federal agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	Russia
Operations jurisdiction	Russia
	GUKON jurisdiction
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	Ministry of Internal Affairs
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Government of Russia
Headquarters	19 Azovskaya, Moscow, Russia
Director responsible	Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Interior Minister;
Agency executive	Ivan Gorbunov, Director;
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Child agency	Grom Special Unit;
Website
	mvd.ru/gunk

The Main Directorate for Drugs Control^[a] (GUKON, Russian: Главное управление по контролю за оборотом наркотиков (ГУКОН)) is a law enforcement agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia responsible for the regulation of narcotics and investigation of drug crimes.

Drugs Control is tasked with combating drug smuggling and illegal drug use within the Russian Federation. It is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act, sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Security Service, and also has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing Russian drug investigations abroad.

Drugs Control was established by presidential decree on 4 April 2016 when the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.^[1] Kirill Smurov has been Acting Director of Drugs Control since 16 July 2021. Drugs Control is headquartered at Azovskaya 19 in Moscow.

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^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 04.04.2016 г. № 156, "О совершенствовании государственного управления в сфере контроля за оборотом наркотических средств, психотропных веществ и их прекурсоров и в сфере миграции"". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Президент РФ. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[2] "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 04.04.2016 г. № 156, "О совершенствовании государственного управления в сфере контроля за оборотом наркотических средств, психотропных веществ и их прекурсоров и в сфере миграции"". kremlin.ru (in Russian). Президент РФ. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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