Jürgen Storbeck (born 1946 in

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) is a German law enforcement officer. He served as Director of

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between 1999 and 2005.

Education

Storbeck studied

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at the Universities of

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and

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Career

After passing the second state examination in 1977, Director Storbeck started his career in the department of the higher services of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) in

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as a superintendend. In 1983, he became the head of the department of the International Legal Assistance and Investigation. In 1990, he transferred in the

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, where he was responsible for the re-organization of the former Judicial Police. From 1991 on, he was the Head of the Central Bureau of

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, which is part of the Federal Criminal Police office. In 1992, Director Storbeck was transferred to

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, to a newly emerging European Police organization (

Europol

In 1994, he took over the administration of the "Drug Unit" of

, while in 1999 he became its General Director, a position that he held until 2004 that he was succeeded by Max-Peter Ratzel. On his return to

, he was transferred to the Federal

, becoming in charge of the Police co-operation with the States of the Gulf. Storbeck is now serving as the Head of the Department of the Ministry of

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Honors

*2004:

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, 1st Class

Selected works

* ''Global Organised Crime and Future Security Arrangements'', in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Organised Crime. Dark Sides of Globalisation (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 8), Baden-Baden 2012

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