Joint investigations

The Joint Investigations aim to tackle trans-border organized crime in SELEC region. They are conducted under the coordination of SELEC Operational Directorate, based on the proposals coming from the Member States’ Liaison Officers or Operational Partners’ representatives.

SELEC Operational Meetings are those meetings attended by law enforcement officers and prosecutors upon the request from at least two Member States, aiming to tackle criminal organizations or individuals acting in the field of trans-border crime. The objective of an Operational Meeting is to exchange additional intelligence, share their own analytical products and to plan future operational and judicial activities on the respective territories of the involved Member States.

<strong>SELEC support for tackling migrants’ smuggling into Europe across Balkan route</strong>
SELEC support for tackling migrants’ smuggling into Europe across Balkan route
   
June 9, 2023
A recent joint investigation of German and Romanian law enforcement agencies, supported by SELEC and Europol, and facilitated by Eurojust at judicial level, with the contribution of authorities from Austria, ...
<strong>A large-scale drug trafficking network from South America to Europe dismantled</strong>
A large-scale drug trafficking network from South America to Europe dismantled
   
June 7, 2023
The law enforcement authorities of Hellenic Republic and Republic of North Macedonia successfully dismantled at the beginning of June 2023, with the support of SELEC and the Drug Enforcement Administration ...
<strong>Organized crime group dismantled by the Moldovan and Romanian law enforcement authorities</strong>
Organized crime group dismantled by the Moldovan and Romanian law enforcement authorities
   
March 10, 2023
On the 2nd of March 2023 was finalized joint investigation code-named FURY conducted between Moldovan and Romanian police authorities. The operation targeted an organized crime group that was involved in ...
Joint investigation on drug precursors facilitated by SELEC
Joint investigation on drug precursors facilitated by SELEC
   
September 28, 2022
The Police and Customs authorities of Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of North Macedonia carried out a joint investigation code-named DUST that targeted dismantling an organized crime group dealing with smuggling of ...
2 Meth Laboratories and an important quantity of precursors and chemicals identified as a result of Joint Investigation “METH”
2 Meth Laboratories and an important quantity of precursors and chemicals identified as a result of Joint Investigation “METH”
   
August 17, 2022
The Police authorities of Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of Türkiye successfully concluded, with the support of the countries’ Liaison Officers posted at SELEC, the joint investigation code-named METH targeting ...