Kommersant director of Federal Drug Control Service Ivanov could become the deputy head of the Russian Interior Ministry – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, April 7 – RIA Novosti. Director abolished by the decree of the president of the Federal Service for Drug Control (FSKN) Viktor Ivanov can take the post of deputy head of the Russian Interior Ministry, said on Thursday the newspaper “Kommersant” citing sources.

“several high-ranking source” Kommersant “reported that Viktor Ivanov could be appointed as a deputy Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. Moreover, if some sources predicted it in the usual substituents, other called the number one candidate for the post of the first Deputy Minister of internal Affairs “- the newspaper writes

Earlier, the Interior Ministry has held the post of deputy head of Viktor Zolotov, which is by the decree of President of the Russian Federation headed by the National Guard under Russian, so the deputy head position became vacant..

It is expected that the new deputy will oversee created on the basis of Federal Drug Control Service and Federal Migration Service of the Main Directorate for Drug Control and migration, as well as issues of international cooperation, the newspaper writes. Thus, the appointment of Ivanov will be able to maintain in working order online services Drug Control Service, whose employees in accordance with the presidential decree will be transferred to the Interior Ministry, as well as a network of regional subdivisions of Federal Drug Control Service.

One of the sources of the newspaper said that the appointment of Ivanov or its successor must be made as early as this week, since April 12 will host a major international forum – III anti-drug Moscow Ministerial Conference, the main outcome of which will be the development of a new global drug policy for submission to the special session of the UN General Assembly on the world drug problem. The session will be held in New York on 19-21 April 2016. If the appointment will take place before the conference, Ivanov, says the source publication, will be represented on it not only STC, but the Interior Ministry.

On Tuesday, the head of the Russian Federation announced the creation of the National Guard on the basis of Interior Ministry troops. The new federal authority will be engaged in the fight against terrorism, organized crime, will continue to perform the functions of riot police and SWAT. Director of the Federal Service of the Russian troops of the National Guard – commander of the troops of the Russian Federation of the National Guard appointed Viktor Zolotov

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