Day of the creation of units to combat organized crime (OBOP, UBOP, RUBOP) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

Criminals organized in groups have always been a huge problem for law enforcement They cause more harm than a lone criminal Leaders are very difficult to identify, and even more difficult to detain Prostitution, fraud, smuggling, terrorism are an insignificant part of the crimes they commit Police officers working in this direction are at the forefront of the fight against crime A very difficult and dangerous job that not everyone can do All the more significant is the holiday on which these heroic people are honored The name of the holiday is long and complex: the day of the creation of units to combat organized crime But it accurately reflects the specifics of the work and its complexity On the calendar it is November 15th The holiday is celebrated by employees of the Main Directorate for Combating Extremism and service veterans A little history: • On November 15, 1988, by order of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, the 6th Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs was organized The first staff was only 32 people It was from this date that the work of these units began • In the 90s, all security forces were in a fever Renaming, reorganization, and layoffs affected all divisions Fighters against organized crime have not escaped these problems either From 1991 to 2008, reorganizations and renamings took place almost every year • 2008 gave it another name, and this is the form the unit still has today – GUPE of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia GUPE employees identify extremists, fight terrorists, drug lords, illegal arms sales, corruption, and solve particularly serious crimes They operate not only at the regional level, work is carried out nationwide, and cooperation has been established with Interpol and the police of individual countries I can’t believe it, but until the mid-80s it was believed that there was no organized crime in our country Although the first cases of non-spontaneous formation began back in the 60s With the beginning of perestroika, criminals organized in groups became a real disaster One of the largest, the Sicilian mafia, has approximately 50 thousand members - 150 families, in Russia this figure has long exceeded 150 thousand, and in terms of groups there are approximately 12,000 The fall of the Iron Curtain opened up more than just tourists, holidaymakers and businessmen Criminals began to actively explore the vast expanses of Europe From the point of view of Europeans, Russian groups operating in the European Union are considered the most dangerous in extortion, illegal migration and economic crimes All Slavic Russian-speaking gangs abroad are called “Russian Mafia” This is fundamentally wrong, since the groups include not only Russian citizens Among them there are groups from CIS countries and migrants from far abroad countries On November 15, we honor those who, without sparing their lives, fight back against criminals These people are always on guard, solving crimes and protecting the lives of Russian citizens