Projects funded

Strengthening of forensic capacities in the domain of the organized cross border crime prevention in the field of narcotics trafficking

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1-035
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Project title: Strengthening of forensic capacities in the domain of the organized cross border crime prevention in the field of narcotics trafficking
Call: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1
Priority axis: Priority Axis 1
Action: 1.1 Physical and information infrastructure
Budget: 582283.79 €
EU co-financing: 494941.22 €
Start date: 19.08.2011
End date: 19.02.2013
Status: In implementation
Description: According to the geotransitive position of Serbia and Bulgaria on the way of drugs trafficking, the needs, objectives of the project were determined and the project strategy was defined. During the project preparation and realization, the members of the team are in the continual contact. The project beginning will be announced by two media presentations in Nis and Sofia and the team members would be present with respective high Ministry delegations. The aim of these publicity activities is to emphasize the importance for stability and safety of the whole region.Further, the tender procedures for supplying the equipment will be organized for the needs of the labs. The creation of information structure data base for the narcotics content will be organized through data exchange between two forensic teams from the relevant labs. This activity will be realized through mutual working visits of the experts from Nis and Sofia labs and led by a foreign expert. The next segment the project will be organized through workshops for the criminalistic police officers in order to introduce them to necessity and practical use of the spot tests in ordinary practise. The workshops will be organized as follows: the officers from the area of Bor and Vidin will participate in one workshop to be conducted in Bor, the second workshop with participants from Zajecar and Montana areas will be held in Montana, the third one for the participants from Nis, Pirot and Sofia areas will be held in Nis, the fourth workshop for the paricipants from the area of Jablanica and Pernik will be conducted in Pernik and finaly the fifth one for the participants from the area of Pcinja and Kystendil will be held in Vranje. For these activities the booklits and IT have to be enabled. The closing conference for media will be held in Nis in order to announce the succesfully realized project and to send the message for residents of both countries of the strong attampt to preserve the safety in the region.

Partners

  • Ministry of Interior of the R.Serbia, Police Directorate, Criminalistic Police department, National Criminalistic-Technical Center, Unit in NisSerbia, Nish