Over 80,000 illegal financial transactions were detected during the joint operations of the CSTO. Almost 9,000 employees from Russia, Tajikistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as more than 2,000 from China and Iran took part in the sub-regional anti-drug operation "The Canal-Kaspi Lighthouse", reports the organization's press service. During the activity, 790 crimes were uncovered, 101 drug gangs were exposed and more than 11.4 tons of prohibited substances were seized.