Enhancing capacity of services to combat drug trafficking at the European level

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The main objective of the project is to enhance capacity of project partners: Regional Police Headquarters in Lublin, Nadbużański Regional Border Guard Unit represented for the purpose of the grant agreement by Komenda Główna Straży Granicznej, Polish Police Central Bureau of Investigation, Berlin Police, National Police General Directorate in Bulgaria, National Spanish Police, Satu Mare County Police Inspectorate, General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police and Estonian Police and Border Guard to prevent and fight drug related crime by targeting drug trafficking, facilitating exchange of information on technical possibilities and dismantling storage and production facilities for illicit drugs . The project activities are: Project Management Team meeting, study visits to Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Romania and Spain, two training workshops: first will include simulation exercise of drug smuggling via green border with Ukraine, and second will be taken in International Center for Combating Clandestine Laboratories. Short term project beneficiaries will be participants of study visits and training workshops. Medium term beneficiaries are representatives of police and border guards from EU member countries dealing with drug crime and dismantling lab for illicit drugs. Long term beneficiaries are inhabitants in partner countries, as increased capacity of combating drug-related crime will strengthen society confidence in effective work of these services. The main outcomes of project will be: increased experts capacity in fighting drug crime, elaboration of best practices on preventing and fighting smuggling of drugs, description of technical capacity equipment and software) and guidelines on methods and procedures during dismantling facilities for illicit drugs, contact list of staff project management staff, built mutual confidence and understanding between authorities, film on the course of the training workshops. Within project there will be also purchased the equipment crucial for operational-reconnaissance work of police officers/border guards.