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Estonian Police and Border Guard Board

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The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (Eesti Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet in Estonian) is a government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior. The Board is headed by a Director General.

As a result of reorganization in January 2010, the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has taken on the responsibilities formerly assumed by the Police Board, the Citizenship and Migration Board, the Border Guard Board, the Central Criminal Police and the Personal Protection Service.

The other principal departments of the Estonian Ministry of Interior include:

Security Police Board;
Rescue Board;
Public Service Academy (an educational institution providing applied higher education in the field of policing and other aspects of Internal Affairs administration).

INTERPOL Tallinn

Opened in 1992, the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Estonia is part of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau, a unit of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board. It is staffed by 50 police and civilian crime specialists.

INTERPOL Tallinn comprises the following units:

24/7 operational centre;
Fugitive investigations;
International legal assistance;
Specialized crime;
Data collection;
Criminal analysis.

INTERPOL Tallinn in action

18 September 2012

INTERPOL launches new unit to assist member countries combat chemical and explosives terrorism

TALLINN, Estonia – Criminal investigators, bomb technicians, forensic scientists and other specialists from around the world are gathering at the INTERPOL Chemical and Explosives Terrorism Prevention Global Conference in Tallinn, Estonia.The two-day conference (18 and 19 September), organized by INTERPOL’s newly created Chemical and Explosives Terrorism P...

08 August 2012

INTERPOL operation leads to arrest of mastermind of multimillion Euro car smuggling ring

LYON, France – The suspected mastermind behind a global car smuggling ring, estimated to have trafficked luxury and sports vehicles worth around EUR 6 million since 2009, has been arrested following an INTERPOL-coordinated operation.The Russian national was taken into custody in Venice, Italy following INTERPOL’s Operation Eastbound which coordinated the...

23 September 2011

INTERPOL radiological and nuclear investigations training course in Poland seeks to boost common action plan

WARSAW, Poland – Representatives of 10 Eastern European countries gathered last week to learn how to conduct effective investigations into instances of suspected criminal acts involving radiological and nuclear (RN) weapons, materials and technology. Experienced investigators from law enforcement, customs and other security forces teamed up with their cou...