The goal of the project was to develop the professional and technical capacity to identify, prevent and stop crossborder drug crimes and to improve co-operation with crime management offi cials in the Sortavala region by developing the co-operation model and improving information fl ow. Th e shared goal of the project was to increase safety in the programme area and in the areas in the immediate vicinity of the border crossing point. 50 percent of the project’s funding was received from the European Regional Development Fund.