The Romanian Coast Guard has received an official letter of thanks and appreciation from the Swedish authorities for its results in international cooperation to identify and recover boat engines stolen from other European countries and traced to Romania. The institution notes that, following its clampdown efforts, such thefts have decreased by over 30% in the Nordic states.
According to a post on the Coast Guard's social media page, the letter underscores the importance of international collaboration and highlights officers Alexandru Bosinceanu and Petrica Olaru for their decisive role last month in turning technical details into "full-blown cases".
"This recognition confirms once again that the professionalism, seriousness and dedication of Romanian border police officers directly contribute to combating cross-border crime and strengthening international police cooperation. The results achieved have had a significant impact, contributing to a reduction of over 30% in boat-engine thefts in the Nordic countries - a clear indicator of the effectiveness of our work and of the investigative actions carried out by our colleagues," the Coast Guard said.
The two officers began working on identifying and recovering stolen boat engines in 2020, and in recent years have served as instructors and taken part in complex operations with colleagues from other countries. However, Romania itself is not a major market for stolen boat engines.
"In the two weeks we spent with the Portuguese authorities and colleagues from across Europe, we managed to identify hundreds of stolen goods that had been falsified to make identification more difficult," Commissioner Alexandru Bosinceanu told AGERPRES.
Last year, the Coast Guard returned to European insurance companies 23 boat engines stolen from other states, after they were found mounted on boats in Tulcea County.
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