Romania Detects 271 People Wanted in Schengen Information System Within 6 Days
According to the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police, throughout this period, the same has detected more than 650 persons, 48 vehicles and 41 documents subject to alerts registered into the Schengen Information System in collaboration with partners from the Schengen Member States, AtoZSerwisPlus.ro reports.
“471 people who are the subject of alerts in the SIS (Schengen Information System), were located on the territory of our country following the additional exchange of information through the SIRENE Bureau of the International Police Cooperation Center – the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police,” the Inspectorate pointed out in a statement.
In addition, a total of 20 European arrest warrants have been implemented, and the following number of people have been detected:
- 103 people reported who were refused entry or stay in the Schengen Area by one of the Member States
- 219 people wanted to participate in a judicial procedure
- ten people were reported as missing from the Schengen Area countries
During this period, 23 documents and 44 vehicles, as well as a license plate, have been confiscated, as the same were wanted by the partners in the Schengen Area.
The police have also identified another 195 persons wanted by the Romanian authorities following the exchange of information through the SIRENE Bureau, which connects it to the central SIS.
Out of the latter number, 23 were wanted by the police of Romania based on European arrest warrants, whereas 16 were reported by the Member States after they were refused entry into the Schengen Area. Another 31 were wanted for participating in a judicial procedure, and five were reported as missing persons by authorities in the country.
“At the same time, the foreign partners identified 18 documents and four vehicles on their territory, sought by the Romanian authorities in order to make them unavailable or to be used as evidence in the criminal proceedings,” the Inspectorate says.
The Schengen Information System is one of the European Union’s largest databases, which permits authorities to share and manage information on missing and wanted people and illegal entries into the Schengen Zone. The system contains more than 40 million alerts for people and objects.
On November 2, Romania approved a draft law on the country’s accession to the Schengen Information System (SIS), which legal framework is essential for the participation of Romania in the exchange of data with the Schengen Area countries.
