Abstract
The beginning of the creation of international bodies to combat drug crime was the convening of the Opium Commission in Shanghai from February 5 to 26, 1909, with the participation of the following countries: Russia, the USA, Austria-Hungary, Germany, England, France, China, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal and Siam. The main purpose of convening the "Shanghai Opium Commission" was to develop measures to suppress the illegal import of drugs from Asian countries to the USA and European countries.
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