Police leaders from eight Southeast European countries agreed Tuesday to deepen cross‑border cooperation against organized crime, illegal migration, human trafficking and cybercrime at a regional meeting in Sarajevo.
The annual assembly of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA), chaired this year by Bosnia’s Federation Police Administration, focused on improving operational coordination and joint investigations.
Bosnian Interior Minister Ramo Isak said the country’s central position made it a key transit route for drugs and migrants. “If we prevent the transit of drugs through BiH, then Europe is safer,” he said, emphasizing closer information‑sharing with Europol and neighboring forces.
SEPCA Chair Igor Maric, director of Bosnia’s Federation Police Administration, said human trafficking, illegal migration and cybercrime remain among the region’s most pressing challenges. Founded in 2002, SEPCA includes police agencies from Albania, Bosnia‑Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia.
