If you are in possession of information that may be useful to the Internal Security Bureau, we invite you to contact us at any time of the day by calling the confidential information helpline at +371 67209055 or by submitting the information in writing (e-mail: pasts@idb.gov.lv), signing the submission with a secure electronic signature. We guarantee the confidentiality of the information provided and its source.

Upon receipt of a submission, officials of the Internal Security Bureau will initiate a review of the information provided and, within 30 days, inform you of the decision taken or the further progress of the process.

Please note that the competence of the Internal Security Bureau includes the detection, investigation, and prevention of criminal offences.

The Internal Security Bureau investigates criminal offences committed by officials and employees of institutions subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior (except the State Security Service), as well as by officials and employees of the Prison Administration. The Bureau also investigates criminal offences involving violence committed in the performance of official duties by employees of the Port Police and municipal police.

We kindly ask that submissions to the Internal Security Bureau be made:

  • In writing, by post to: 1A K. Valdemāra Street, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia;
  • By e-mail to: pasts@idb.gov.lv, signed with a secure electronic signature;
  • In urgent and emergency cases, by calling the Internal Security Bureau confidential information helpline at +371 67209055.