Turkmenistan's Niyazov Implicated in Drug Smuggling

Rustem Safronov, political analyst and journalist, is a frequent contributor to the BBC’s Russian Service and Voice of America’s Eurasian Service. He has written extensively about Central Asia, including a chapter on "Islam in Turkmenistan" for The Center for Political & Strategic Studies’ book "Islam in Central Asia." He produced two documentaries about Turkmenistan for Russian State Television.