According to the source, this issue is being discussed at a joint session of the heads of criminal police from both countries in Gomel, Belarus. "The single database will include data on criminal organizations, their leaders and members with inter-regional contacts," the source said.
Police from Russia and Belarus carried out a joint operation, Channel, to seize over 32 kilograms of drugs, Valery Gribakin, a spokesman for the Russian Interior Ministry, said.
In May 2005, as a result of the operation, the police solved 126 drug trafficking crimes, including 59 attempts to sell narcotics and 12 attempts to transport them.
According to the Interior Ministry of Belarus, Russians committed about 1,100 crimes in Belarus in 2004 and over 240 crimes in the first three months of 2004.
Meanwhile, Russian citizens were the targets of 276 crimes in 2004 and 61 crimes in the first three months of 2005 in Belarus.
