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The Deadly Harvest: An exhibition showing the process of drug trafficking

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On June 9, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev and Editor-in-Chief of Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti Svetlana Mironyuk visited the exhibition “The Deadly Harvest,” which was organized as part of the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.”

On June 9, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev and Editor-in-Chief of Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti Svetlana Mironyuk visited the exhibition “The Deadly Harvest,” which was organized as part of the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.”

© RIA Novosti . Dmitriy Astakhov / Go to the mediabankOn June 9, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev and Editor-in-Chief of Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti Svetlana Mironyuk visited the exhibition “The Deadly Harvest,” which was organized as part of the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.”
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On June 9, 2010 President Dmitry Medvedev and Editor-in-Chief of Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti Svetlana Mironyuk visited the exhibition “The Deadly Harvest,” which was organized as part of the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.”
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankThe exhibition showed the various ways that drugs are smuggled.
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The exhibition showed the various ways that drugs are smuggled.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankDrug smugglers are very inventive and use sophisticated methods. There have even been cases of traffickers hiding drugs in walnut shells.
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Drug smugglers are very inventive and use sophisticated methods. There have even been cases of traffickers hiding drugs in walnut shells.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankSmugglers usually carry drugs in their clothes. Photo: Special pockets sewn into the lining of a coat.
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Smugglers usually carry drugs in their clothes. Photo: Special pockets sewn into the lining of a coat.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankBooks can also be used for smuggling.
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Books can also be used for smuggling.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankPhoto: An installation demonstrating the technique known as “body packing.”
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Photo: An installation demonstrating the technique known as “body packing.”
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankTires are a common hiding place for drugs.
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Tires are a common hiding place for drugs.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankPhoto: A deadly chopping board.
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Photo: A deadly chopping board.
© RIA Novosti . Ruslan Krivobok / Go to the mediabankChess can be used to destroy the mind rather than develop it.
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Chess can be used to destroy the mind rather than develop it.
© RIA NovostiOn the same day that he visited the exhibition, President Medvedev gave a speech at the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.” The forum was attended by representatives from over 40 countries, the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the European Union (EU), NATO and other international public organizations.
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On the same day that he visited the exhibition, President Medvedev gave a speech at the international forum “Drug Production in Afghanistan: A Challenge for the International Community.” The forum was attended by representatives from over 40 countries, the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the European Union (EU), NATO and other international public organizations.
© POOL / Go to the mediabankMedvedev said that the forum is important for all countries, not just Russia. “The fight against the drug threat must not be politicized. Countries should not be divided into those where drugs pose a threat to all mankind, and those where the situation is less clear and where we can follow a ‘wait and see,’ policy,” the president said.
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Medvedev said that the forum is important for all countries, not just Russia. “The fight against the drug threat must not be politicized. Countries should not be divided into those where drugs pose a threat to all mankind, and those where the situation is less clear and where we can follow a ‘wait and see,’ policy,” the president said.
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