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Border Police (Bulgaria)

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Directorate-General for Border Police
Главна дирекция „Гранична полиция”
Border Police Patch
Border Police Patch
Logo of Border Police
Logo of Border Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBulgaria
General nature
Specialist jurisdiction
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
  • Rositsa Dimitrova[1], Director
  • Deyan Mollov[1], Deputy Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior
Website
www.mvr.bg/gdgp

The Directorate-General for Border Police (Bulgarian: Главна дирекция „Гранична полиция”) is part of the Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior that is responsible for maintaining border controls at the points of entry and security along the land, sea and riverine borders.[2] It is one of the Ministry's five operational services (along with the Directorate-General for National Police, Directorate-General for Combating Organised Crime, Directorate-General for Fire Safety and Civil Protection and the Specialized Counter-Terrorism Force).[3] The current director of the Border Police is Rositsa Dimitrova.[1]

Organization

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Directorate-General for Border Police - the central management authority of the agency, including headquarters services and specialised services, such as intelligence and international coordination departments and training establishments.[4]

  • Regional Directorate "Border Police" - Airports (Регионална Дирекция "Гранична Полиция" - Аерогари)
  • Regional Directorate "Border Police" - Ruse (Регионална Дирекция "Гранична Полиция" - Русе), guards the whole northern border with Romania, including the Bulgarian section of the Danube River and the land border section in Dobrudja.
Border Police Ships' Base in Sozopol

References

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  1. ^ a b c Solakova, Dimitrina (2022-08-10). "Border Police Director, Deputy Director Swap Places". Bulgarian News Agency. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ List of national services responsible for border control
  3. ^ http://www.mvr.bg/NR/rdonlyres/0DB8B283-0F9E-42B7-8D8F-6E69DFF36328/0/struktura_MVR.pdf[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.mvr.bg/NR/rdonlyres/33C799B2-9F1B-47BC-B94B-E3922ED79B49/0/GDGP.pdf[permanent dead link]
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