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.

Wanted fugitives apprehended
Wanted fugitives apprehended
   
August 5, 2021
Based on the information exchanged via SELEC channel, within the framework of joint investigation “RUNNERS”, at the end of June was arrested in Republic of North Macedonia one of the ...
More than 2 million euros obtained as proceeds of cybercrime
More than 2 million euros obtained as proceeds of cybercrime
   
July 15, 2021
In just several months, the Romanian, Hungarian and Hellenic law enforcement  authorities successfully finalized joint investigation code-named OPERATION WALL STREET related to an organized crime group dealing with cyber criminality, drug trafficking and money ...
Joint investigation NETWORK on counterfeiting vehicles
Joint investigation NETWORK on counterfeiting vehicles
   
June 25, 2021
Following the exchange of information through SELEC, the law enforcement authorities from Hungary, Republic of Moldova and Romania initiated joint investigation “Network” targeting an organized crime group that was dealing with stolen ...
Organized crime group dealing with migrants smuggling dismantled
Organized crime group dealing with migrants smuggling dismantled
   
April 21, 2021
On March 23, 2021, the final steps of the joint investigation code-named Skipper, on migrants smuggling, took place, with the support of SELEC. The Investigation and Protection Agency – SIPA (Bosnia ...
Successful joint investigation conducted by the Bulgarian and Romanian law enforcement authorities
Successful joint investigation conducted by the Bulgarian and Romanian law enforcement authorities
   
December 14, 2020
On 10 of December 2020 the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities successfully concluded joint investigation codenamed VOICES that was targeting offenders committing social engineering crimes by phone/phone scams, fraudulently obtaining financial ...