Border policemen have managed to confiscate since the beginning of the year over 4,600 tonnes of waste, as part of some operations carried out with the Environmental Guard - the Directorate of Customs, Border Police Inspectorate General (IGPF) Head, chief police quaestor Liviu Bute informed on Thursday.
During the event, it was announced that Interior Minister Lucian Bode approved the promotion to a superior rank before the ending of the minimum internship phase for 180 border policemen for special merits proven in the operation missions.
Furthermore, a donation from British American Tobacco, consisting of 250 surveillance cameras with movement sensors, was also announced, Liviu Bute having said that these cameras would be the third eye of the Border Police.