Environmental Crime Networking Center of the NRW State Office of Criminal Investigation

The networking center (VStUK) has been active since the beginning of the year to intensify the fight against environmental crime. It is based in the State Office of Criminal Investigation and is intended to cooperate with various government agencies. NRW Interior Minister Reul emphasizes the importance of cooperation in the fight against environmental crime and cites statistics on the growth of these crimes. The establishment of the VStUK is part of a broader plan by the black-green coalition, which also includes the establishment of the "Central Office for Environmental Crime (ZeUK)". These measures mark an organizational realignment in the fight against environmental crime, which resulted from the coalition negotiations and has already begun to be implemented. More