Between 1992 and 1996 , law enforcement agencies in Russia mainly focused on drug trafficking , arms trafficking , money laundering and the First Chechen War , and environmental crimes like poaching and illegal timber smuggling were generally not treated as national security issues . Between 1992 and 1996 , law enforcement agencies in Russia mainly focused on drug trafficking , arms trafficking , money laundering and the First Chechen War . Environmental crimes like poaching and illegal timber smuggling were generally not treated as national security issues .