Russia detained 400 wanted Tajik citizens in the first eight months of 2025.

In the first eight months of 2025, Russian law enforcement agencies detained 400 Tajik citizens wanted by the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev announced at a meeting with Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda in Dushanbe.

By comparison, approximately 260 wanted Tajik citizens were detained in Russia in 2024. Kolokoltsev did not specify how many of them had already been extradited.

During the visit to Dushanbe, a meeting of the Joint Board of the Ministries of Internal Affairs of Russia and Tajikistan was held to discuss cooperation between investigative units and information exchange. Discussions included the fight against transnational crime, the exchange of operational information, and a joint work plan for 2026.

The Russian Minister of Internal Affairs emphasized that cooperation between the agencies is actively developing and covers key areas of activity. "The established cooperation mechanisms allow the relevant departments of the two countries to jointly address a wide range of operational and service tasks," Kolokoltsev noted.

He added that the effectiveness of joint work is largely ensured by actively updating interstate records with photographs of absconders, as well as by forming joint investigative teams to investigate cross-border crimes. "Changing citizenship should not be a way to evade responsibility," the minister emphasized.

Particular attention was paid to the development and use of the Interstate Information Bank, which contains over 160 million documents, including information on individuals on the interstate wanted list. According to Kolokoltsev, maintaining the bank's current status is a key tool for providing information support to law enforcement agencies in the CIS countries.

During the meeting, the Joint Collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and Tajikistan approved a work plan for the upcoming period, aimed at strengthening operational cooperation and increasing the effectiveness of the joint fight against crime.