existing Controller structure and to strengthen the professional capacity of Controllers in the
process of recruiting and handling of informants used by the Montenegrin Police Directorate
in line with best international and EU practices.
Forensics
Since 2003, the Mission has been putting efforts into institutional and capacity-building of the
Forensic Sciences in Montenegro. In this context, and with the aim to further strengthen the
forensic capacities, the Mission, from 23-27 May, facilitated the participation of the Head of
the Forensic Centre in Montenegro and of another forensic expert at the “23rd ENFSI Annual
Meeting” in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference focused on education and training, the
establishment of common data bases for all ENFSI member states, accreditation and quality
control, experts working groups’ reports and the selection of new members of the Executive
Board.
Cyber Security/Cybercrime
On 9-13 May, the Mission, in close co-operation with the Swedish National Police and the
Montenegrin Police Directorate, organized a five-day specialized training course on “Sexual
Abuse of Children on the Internet”. The main goal of the training was to improve the
professional knowledge of police officers and to increase the level of competence and skills
in the fight against child pornography. Five law enforcement investigators from the
Montenegrin Police Directorate and the Forensic Centre took part in the training. The training
focused on: sharing information on the implementation of educational workshops in order to
raise awareness on this phenomenon in Montenegro and abroad; ways of improving cooperation with internet providers and NGOs; and utilizing best practices of international
standards in solving the problem. Two international experts conducted the training.
Trafficking in Human Beings
In 2011, the Mission supported the Office of the National Co-ordinator for the Fight against
Human Trafficking in issuing the National Strategy and Action Plan for the Fight against
Trafficking in Human Beings for the period 2012-2016. Those documents will act as a road
map in the fight against THB, allowing local authorities to better co-ordinate the activities in
this area and to improve preventive measures.
Drug Trafficking
In March, law enforcement officers from Montenegro took part in the practical exercise on
controlled deliveries of illicit drugs, implemented by the OMIK Department for Security and
Public Safety, with the support of the SPMU and law enforcement agencies from Albania,
Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Germany, Montenegro, Slovenia and
Turkey (see also chapter 2).
On 13-17 June, the Mission, in co-operation with TADOC and the US ICITAP, organized a
five-day controlled delivery course for the narcotics division and the prosecutor’s office.
Police officers who combat drugs crimes, having basic knowledge about controlled delivery
operations had not received training on this particular topic since 2003.
The Mission’s controlled delivery training course increased the theoretical knowledge and
contributed to better co-ordination of the activities between police and prosecutors. In
addition, participants learned about trends in international transportation and smuggling of
cocaine from South America to the Balkans and Europe, and about heroin roads from
Afghanistan through the Balkans to Western Europe. The international trainers also shared
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