By The Smartencyclopedia Staff & Agencies
Bucharest, Romania – In a move to enhance the institutional capacity of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, Romanian Minister of Internal Affairs, Cătălin Predoiu, has sought the support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Minister met with FBI Director Christopher Wray during his visit to Romania, focusing on reinforcing the educational institution’s capabilities and advancing joint efforts in combating various forms of organized crime.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed that both parties recognized the excellent cooperation between the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FBI, emphasizing their commitment to its continued success. The meeting underscored the significance of collaborative activities, with a particular emphasis on tackling cross-border organized crime, including issues such as drugs, human trafficking, and cybercrime.
Minister Predoiu stressed the importance of joint endeavors in addressing these challenges, highlighting the necessity of combating criminal networks that pose threats to citizen safety through their activities in Romania and beyond.
“We already cooperate very well with the FBI in multiple directions to fight crime and thereby protect the rights of our citizens. The development of this cooperation can only be beneficial for the efficiency of our national operations on the established priorities, namely the countering of organized crime, drug trafficking, human beings, weapons, computer crime, and terrorism,” stated Minister Predoiu.
Appreciating the FBI’s support for the training and professional development of Romanian law enforcement officers at the Quantico Academy and the Bucharest Office, Predoiu expressed the intention to establish a partnership between the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy and the FBI Police Academy at Quantico. The Minister aims to foster a shared mentality, attitude towards the profession, and institutional culture to enhance the efficiency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) in addressing increasingly sophisticated and internationally integrated criminal phenomena.
“We are opening development paths that will continue for several years and that will necessarily include, in the coming years, the rethinking and modernization of all MAI structures, their adaptation to this new dynamic and complexity of challenges. I thank the director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, for the openness and receptivity shown in our discussions, which we agreed to continue with practical application in concrete measures of cooperation,” added Predoiu.
The collaboration between Romanian law enforcement and the FBI is expected to contribute significantly to national and international efforts to combat various forms of organized crime and enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement operations.