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14.Mar.2024

Director General of the Police's working visit in Hungary with the focus on illegal migration and people smuggling

Director General of the Police Senad Jušić and his Assistant Jože Senica responded to the invitiation and paid a working visit to the Directir General of the Hunarian police János Balogh on 13 and 14 March 2024. In addition to the Director General Balogh, the Hungarian delegation consisted of Levente Baukó and Zsolt Polyák from the Csongrád-Csanád County Police.

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22.Feb.2024

Active search for Slovenian fugitive successfully completed

The Slovenian criminal police have successfully completed the active search for a Slovenian national arrested by the Peruvian police in Lima on 20 February 2024. The arrest is the result of good cooperation between the Slovenian, Spanish and Peruvian police forces.

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19.Feb.2024

Around 400 young people attend the Police College information day

On Friday and Saturday, 16 and 17 February 2024, the Police College held an information day to present the studies at the college, the work of a police officer and the many career opportunities to future police officer candidates.

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16.Feb.2024

Director of the North Macedonian police visits Slovenia

On 15 and 16 February 2024, the Director General of the Police, Senad Jušić, hosted his North Macedonian counterpart, the Director of the Public Security Bureau of North Macedonia, Sasho Tasevski.The Director of the Public Security Bureau was also received by the Minister of the Interior, Boštjan Poklukar, who underlined that Slovenia and North Macedonia are friendly countries and that the cooperation between the two ministries and police forces is excellent.

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20.Jan.2024

Heavy snowfall in the mountains has increased the risk of avalanches, and dangerous conditions may persist for long periods of time

On 19 January 2024, Slovenia was hit by heavy snowfall, which was most pronounced in the mountains, where the amount of new snowfall further weakens the snow cover. There was up to 40 cm of new snow. Strong northerly winds carried the snow and built up slabs and drifts. The low temperatures will slow down the transformation of the snow. This makes conditions challenging and unpredictable, and as such may persist for a prolonged period.

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16.Jan.2024

Slovenian police officers pick up an escaped Slovenian prisoner in Berlin and hand him over to the Slovenian judicial authorities

On 12 January 2024, Slovenian police officers picked up an escaped prisoner in Berlin who had been serving a prison sentence in Slovenia for several offences and had taken the opportunity to escape to Germany last October while being transported to Ljubljana for a medical check-up.

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22.Dec.2023

The Slovenian Police wish you a merry Christmas and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year 2024!

Another year has gone by. A year full of challenges that we have overcome. A year that has brought us closer together and shown us that there is always a friend next door we can count on.

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15.Dec.2023

Conditions in the mountains are wintry, so walkers are reminded to prepare well in advance, have the right equipment and take extra care

Together with a representative of the Alpine Association of Slovenia, members of the Mountain Police Unit and the Air Police Unit warned about the many dangers of visiting the mountains at this time of year. It is important to be well prepared when hiking in winter conditions.

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13.Dec.2023

Officers of the Special Unit partake in the Europe-wide "Atlas Common Challenge 2023" counter-terrorism exercise

Officers of the Special Unit of the Slovenian police participated in the Europe-wide counter-terrorism exercise "Atlas Common Challenge 2023" in the framework of cooperation in the Atlas transnational network of law enforcement special intervention units.

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11.Dec.2023

"Beyond the borders" symposium dedicated to international approaches in addressing domestic violence

To mark the conclusion of the international days of fight against violence against women and domestic violence, the police held a symposium entitled Beyond the borders. The main topics of the symposium were international aspects in dealing with domestic violence, with the focus on the measures for protection of victims. International guest speakers were therefore invited to present the situation regarding this issue in their respective countries.

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5.Dec.2023

Money laundering and EMMA 9. Slovenian police participate in Europol operation to fight money mules

For the ninth consecutive year, the Slovenian Police successfully participated in Europol's international operation EMMA 9 (European Money Mule Action), which was aimed at combating money mules who illegally receive funds mainly related to computer crime and online fraud.

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4.Dec.2023

Slovenian police add another multi-role transport helicopter AW 169 to its fleet

The Slovenian police have acquired a third multi-role transport helicopter Agusta Westland AW 169. It is the same type of helicopter that the police used last year to put out a fire in Kras and to rescue people and property in this year's catastrophic floods in August.

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27.Nov.2023

Tim Toplak wins his third European Ju-Jitsu Championship title

The 2023 European Ju-Jitsu Championships was held in Zagreb, Croatia, from 23 to 26 November 2023, with competitors from 27 countries taking part. Tim Toplak, a police martial arts lecturer at the Police College, competed as a member of the Slovenian team. Gorazd Toplak, also a Slovenian Police employee, accompanied Tim at the championship as his coach.

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21.Nov.2023

Slovenian roads claimed no lives on the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

On the occasion of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, police officers yesterday, 20 November 2023, stepped up traffic enforcement on the entire motorway network. The police paid particular attention to vehicles that were speeding and those that did not respect safety distances.

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20.Nov.2023

A major investigation into child sexual abuse. Slovenian criminal police take part in the international operation Mozaik 2023

At today's press conference, the successful implementation of Operation Mosaic 2023, a major international criminal investigation into online child sexual abuse, was presented. The operation was carried out from 6 to 17 November 2023 in cooperation with Europol, Hungary, Croatia and several Western Balkan countries, in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT).

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