The struggle of the internal affairs bodies against opium smoking in the 30s of the twentieth century in the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region of the Republic of Tajikistan
The article examines the historical issues related to the struggle of the internal affairs bodies of the Republic of Tajikistan against opium smoking, as well as the sale of opium in the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region in the 30s of the twentieth century. The sources for the study were published and unpublished office documentation, legislation, periodicals of the specified time. In the course of using the historical-comparative research method, the specifics of the activities of the Tajik police in the conditions of a personnel crisis and the growth of crimes associated with opiate smoking are analyzed, statistical information on the fight against this phenomenon is presented.