Border Police (Bulgaria)

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.[1] 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).[2] The current director-general of the Border Police is Svetlan Kichikov.

Organization

Directorate-General for Border Police (Главна дирекция "Гранична полиция") - the central management authority of the agency, including headquarters services and specialised services, such as intelligence and international coordination departments and training establishments.[3]

  • 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
  1. List of national services responsible for border control
  2. http://www.mvr.bg/NR/rdonlyres/0DB8B283-0F9E-42B7-8D8F-6E69DFF36328/0/struktura_MVR.pdf%5B%5D
  3. http://www.mvr.bg/NR/rdonlyres/33C799B2-9F1B-47BC-B94B-E3922ED79B49/0/GDGP.pdf%5B%5D
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