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Training on ''Vehicle Organized Crime''

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10/01/2012

Direkcija za koordinaciju policijskih tijela BiH

Sarajevo, 1 October 2012 - The Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republic of Italy and TAIEX hosted a training session on the "Vehicle Organized Crime" from 24 to 26 September, 2012 in Sarajevo.

The aim of the training delivered by the Italian experts in the fight against vehicle organized crime, was to introduce modalities of identification of stolen documents and license plates, the most common forms of counterfeiting, method of identifying vehicle on the basis of individual characteristics of the vehicle, introducing new modus operandi.

The opportunity was also seized to exchange experiences and good practices as well as establish and maintain previously established contacts between the police officers of both countries.

The organization and implementation of this training was the result of the Directorate’s and other police agencies' determination in developing and improving everyday police activities in the fight against this form of organized crime, which is often international in character.

The training session assembled police practitioners from the BiH Border Police, the State Investigation and Protection Agency, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska, the Federal Administration of Police, Police of Brčko District, the Cantonal Ministries of Internal Affairs and the Indirect Taxation Administration of BiH.

All attendees received a certificate for successful completion of the training from Himzo Selimović, Director of the Directorate and Stefano Stucci, Deputy Ambassador of Italy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.