SECI Center is an operational regional organization bringing together police and customs authorities from 12 member countries in Southeast Europe.
SECI Center is delivering valuable support to the national customs and law enforcement agencies by offering a trusty environment for information sharing, knowledge development, joint planning and common action in the field of trans-border crime.(learn more)
The Romanian and Serbian liaison officers from the SECI Center facilitated the exchange of information on the case and helped at tracing the suspect in the homicide that horrified Bucharest
25 year of imprisonment announced on Wednesday, 19th of March, 2008 (more)
Romanian and Hungarian Authorities Together Dismantle Migrant Smuggling Network with SECI Center Assistance
Operation Pigeon results in 24 smugglers detained, including over 20 individuals detained in simultaneous operations on 22nd of April in Romania More than 100 illegal migrants discovered since January at Romania-Hungary border BUCHAREST, April 23rd – At a joint press conference at the SECI Center, authorities announced that starting in the second half of 2007, officers from the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (Romanian Police) and prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism – Romanian Prosecutor Office carried out complex investigations regarding two networks of migrant smugglers, which were using the Republic of Moldova – Ukraine – Romania – Hungary – Italy route. |
Cooperation with prosecutors in countering organized crime
BUCHAREST, March 24th – The SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime signed a Letter of Intent with Southeast European Prosecutors Advisory Group, at the 11th Meeting of SEEPAG, held last week in Istanbul, Turkey. “It is important in any police investigation to work closely with the prosecutors. As a regional organization, the SECI Center intends to improve the effectiveness of the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of the trans-border crime in South Eastern Europe in accordance with other internationally accepted standards. The SECI Center and SEEPAG are both fighting organized crime in the region and this letter is a first step towards an institutionalized coordination of efforts.”, Mitja Močnik, director of the SECI Center declared. (more) |
FBI/SECI Center Organized Crime Training
BUCHAREST, February 20th – Representatives of law enforcement agencies of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia were trained by FBI specialists during an Organized Crime Workshop held last week in Croatia. “Enterprise Theory of Investigations, Cyber Crimes, Internet Fraud” training is part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – SECI Center program and aims to specialize police representatives of Southeast Europe in fighting organized crime. |
