Law enforcement inTurkmenistan is carried out by theInterior Ministry and theMinistry of National Security (KNB). The Interior Ministry commands the 25,000 personnel of the national police force directly, while the KNB deals with intelligence work. The criminal justice system is similar to theSoviet one. The KNB carries out similar work to theKGB of theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics, and works with theFederal Intelligence Service ofRussia (having signed a contract with them in 1994). The ministry, as the Soviet predecessor, controls the police, which have offices in major cities throughout the country. On the international level, the Interior Ministry and KNB work to combatdrug trafficking and organized crime.^[1]

• Ministry of Internal Affairs
• Ministry for National Security
• Turkmen National Police^[2]

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