Task Force on Stolen Vehicles
Many of the stolen vehicles smuggled out of the European Union are transported on roads via South East European countries.
The SECI Center focus on the problem of stolen vehicles has been a priority since 2002, when a specialized Task Force was established. Since then, law enforcement authorities in Southeast Europe have targeted stolen cars trafficked along the national borders by joining regional interdiction operations.
A new approach against smuggling stolen vehicles in South East Europe was proposed by the SECI Center, by shifting from time-limited operations to a larger strategy that will allow for structural and legislative changes of the national systems. This new strategy has already started to be implemented in 2006, by supporting joint investigations between member countries on stolen vehicles, and by supporting the idea of a standard vehicle registration project.