Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC)

SELEC is a law enforcement, treaty-based organization, that gathers Police and Customs from its Member States for combating transborder organized crime in SEE

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🌐 On 16 June 2026, the SELEC Council, the organization's highest decision-making body, held its 26th Council Meeting and adopted a number of important decisions aimed at supporting SELEC’s continued development and effectiveness.

During the meeting, the Council approved the 2025 Annual Report, the budget package, and the annual Action and Working Plan. It adopted several amendments to SELEC's internal rules and regulations, further strengthening the organization's operational framework.

Enhancing cooperation with international partners remains a strategic priority for SELEC. In this regard, the Council positively assessed the application of the French Republic (@Interieur_Gouv) become an Operational Partner and endorsed the intention to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding with @GCC_POL .

The Council also addressed the election of the Director General and confirmed that the current Director General, Dr. Oguz Serkant AKIN(@oguz__akin), will continue to exercise his mandate until the successful completion of the election procedure.

The meeting once again reaffirmed the commitment of the SELEC Member States to effective governance of the organization and to strengthening regional and international cooperation in combating transborder crime.
#DCIS #lawenforcement #combatingcrime #transbordercrime #SELEC

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📡 We launched the public version of the #SELEC activity report for the year 2025, available here:
https://t.co/9Bgi35skSa

#SELEC #lawenforcement

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SELEC participated in the @INTERPOL_HQ Regional Conference for Europe, held on 20–21 May 2026 in Toledo, Spain (@interiorgob ), which brought together more than 140 senior law enforcement officials from Europe and partner regions.

The conference addressed key transnational security threats, including drug trafficking, cyber-enabled fraud, financial crime, human trafficking, and the increasing exploitation of digital platforms by organized criminal networks. Discussions also focused on international operational cooperation, illicit financial flows, and new tools supporting asset tracing and asset recovery.

Representing #SELEC at the conference, Director General Oguz Serkant AKIN (@oguz__akin) and Director for Operations Chavdar Georgiev participated in high-level discussions aimed at strengthening international law enforcement cooperation and enhancing regional security coordination. On the side lines of the event, Dr. Akin also held an in-person meeting with @INTERPOL_SG, Mr. Valdecy Urquiza, reaffirming the importance of close cooperation in combating transnational organized crime.
#SELEC #lawenforcement #INTERPOL #Toledo

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🤝Director General, Dr. Oguz Serkant Akin (@oguz__akin) and Director for Operations, Mr. Chavdar Georgiev, welcomed today, 4th of May 2026, Dr. Valentin Chirica, Regional Coordinator and Technical Expert at the @WCO_OMD.

The meeting facilitated productive and forward-looking discussions focused on strengthening the existing partnership between the two organizations and identifying new opportunities for enhanced operational cooperation.

Constructive dialogue and a shared commitment remain key to addressing common challenges together.

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The SELEC Financial Consultative Group convened its annual meeting on 28 April 2025 at the #SELEC Headquarters in Bucharest, bringing together financial experts from the Member States.
Participants were welcomed by Director General, Dr. Oguz Serkant Akın (@oguz__akin) and Director for Legal and Internal Affairs, Mr. Jovan Peshevski.
The discussions of the expert meeting were related to the revised budget proposal for year 2026, the budget proposal for 2027 and the Five-year Financial Plan 2026-2030.

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✅The Effective Prosecutorial – Law Enforcement Cooperation in Complex, Transnational Cases was the topic of discussion tackled by participants during the SEEPAG Conference that was held online, on 29 of April 2026, in the framework of the Hungarian Chairmanship of SEEPAG.

Besides the SEEPAG Members and SELEC Liaison Officers, representatives from Australia, Czech Republic, European Judicial Network, Germany, @GCC - Criminal Information Center to Combat Drugs, @INTERPOL_HQ , Italy, Malta, Slovak Republic, @UNODC ROSEE, @TheJusticeDept and US @CBP, also participated actively to the discussions.

It was concluded that in complex, transnational cases, identifying the right authority to cooperate with is a must and the full range of cooperative measures designed to facilitate procedural legal assistance must be utilized. The widespread use of joint investigation teams in complex transnational cases and the involvement of international bodies in criminal cooperation, professional networks and also professional connections from international criminal and judicial programs are of outmost importance in order to ensure a swift and effective cooperation.
#lawenforcement #prosecutorialcooperation #judicialcooperation #transborder

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SELEC Management received today the visit of Mr. Peter Thorpe, Head of the International Network, and Mr. Shahid Javed, Regional Manager for Southern Europe, accompanied by @HMRCgovuk Liaison Officers based at SELEC, thereby reaffirming the strong partnership between the two institutions.

During the meeting, the parties engaged in constructive discussions on enhancing operational cooperation, identifying new areas for coordinated efforts, and defining future steps regarding the ongoing regional operation — a joint initiative of #SELEC and HMRC — aimed at detecting and disrupting illicit cash transfers, as well as the movement of high-value commodities across borders.

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SELEC’s Director General, Dr. Oğuz Serkant Akın (@oguz__akin) , participated as a speaker at the International Forum on “Countering Transnational Drug Threats to Public Health and Security,” held in Samarkand on 20–21 April 2026, organized by the Agency for Control over Narcotics and Firearms of the Republic of Uzbekistan in cooperation with UNODC.
The forum gathered representatives of UN Member States, international and regional organizations, and the expert community to address emerging trends in illicit drug trafficking along the Trans-Caspian corridor. Discussions highlighted the growing threat of synthetic drugs and new psychoactive substances, as well as their impact on public health and security.
Participants also explored innovative solutions, including the development of an AI-powered digital platform to strengthen cross-border cooperation and enable real-time monitoring of trafficking routes. The programme included an International Youth Summit focused on prevention, awareness, and promoting healthy lifestyles.
In his intervention, Director General Akın emphasized the importance of coordinated and integrated law enforcement cooperation. He underscored SELEC’s unique multi-agency model, which enhances operational effectiveness by bringing together police, customs, and prosecutorial authorities within a single platform.
#SELEC @UNODC @UNODC_ROCA #DrugTrafficking #InternationalCooperation #Security #PublicHealth

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📷 On 2 April 2024, SELEC Management welcomed a delegation led by Mr. Enes Karić, Director of the Directorate for the Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The discussions focused on ways to enhance communication in order to facilitate more efficient coordination and strengthen operational cooperation within the framework of #SELEC rules.

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📌During the first half of March 2026, Mr. Chavdar Georgiev, Director for Operations of #SELEC, conducted an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and participated in a series of meetings with high-level representatives of law enforcement institutions across the country.
More info: https://t.co/biMXQh0Aim

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On 6 March 2026, in Skopje, the Director General (@oguz__akin) and the Director for Legal and Internal Affairs of #SELEC, met the management of the Customs Administration of Republic of North Macedonia with a view of discussed ways to further strengthen regional cross-border cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime.
#crossbordercrime #lawenforcement

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🤝The Director General of SELEC, Dr. Oguz Serkant Akin, and the Director for Legal and Internal Affairs, Mr. Jovan Peshevski, had a meeting on the 5th of March 2026, with the Minister of Interior of Republic of North Macedonia, Mr. Pance Toshkovski, to discuss enhancing the cooperation between the Ministry of Interior and SELEC, as well as strengthening coordination in the fight against cross-border organized crime in the region.
#LawEnforcement #crossbordercrime

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📌 The Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) hosted a high-level meeting at its headquarters in Bucharest with the Director of the Customs Service of Republic of Moldova, Mr. Radu Vrabie, who was accompanied by his Romanian counterpart, Mr. Mihai Savin.

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👏On the 25 February 2026, a specialized police operation targeting a serious cross-border fraud scheme was successfully conducted by a Joint Investigation Team composed of Bulgarian and Romanian law enforcement authorities, with the support of SELEC.
The perpetrators deceived victims of various ages from multiple regions across Bulgaria, causing them financial damages.
The fraudulent scenarios employed were characteristic to the so-called 'telephone scams' : in certain cases, victims were misled into believing they were assisting police authorities in apprehending fraudsters. In other instances, they were falsely informed that a close relative required urgent medical treatment or emergency surgery. Additional victims were deceived through fabricated stories of serious road traffic accidents involving family members.
13 persons were detained, phones, SIM cards, money and jewelry being also seized.

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📌 We launched a three-offers method procedure for the renewal of the INTREXX license. You can find here the announcement: https://t.co/JP66ejtGCJ