02/04/2026

As part of the project Partnership Against Crime and Terrorism in the Western Balkans (WB PACT II), a basic training course on Investigations of Economic and Financial Crime and Money Laundering for 20 police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) was completed today at the Agency for Education and Professional Training.

The aim of the training, delivered by certified instructors, was to enhance the knowledge and skills required to identify, understand, and effectively handle cases of financial crime, corruption, organised crime, and money laundering, with a focus on improving working methods and keeping up with new trends and challenges in financial investigations.

At the end of the training, certificates were awarded to the participants by the Director of the Agency for Education and Professional Training, Marko Vujević, who thanked everyone who contributed in any way to the organisation and implementation of the training, especially the lecturers, including experts from the prosecutor’s office, the tax and customs administrations, the BiH Federation Agency for the Management of Seized Assets and SIPA.

Vujević highlighted the necessity of continuous professional development due to increasingly complex security challenges. “Financial crime and money laundering pose serious threats to the global economy, including illegal activities such as drug trafficking and the financing of terrorism. Combating these phenomena requires strict measures, cooperation with domestic and international institutions, and advanced technological solutions for detecting suspicious transactions,” Vujević warned, emphasising that these are the reasons why the Agency continuously works on improving its curricula in line with international standards.