Subscribe by rss
    Wednesday 27 January, 2021
    Rwanda News
      • Home
      • National
      • Politics
      • Regional
      • Magazines
      • OP&ED
    Published On: Tue, Mar 8th, 2016
    English / Feature / featured1 / Latestnews | By gahiji

    Rwanda yields big in international police cooperation

    Rwanda yields big in international police cooperation

    Cooperation, both locally and cross-border is one of the Rwanda National Police (RNP) priority policing areas to respond to the ever evolving transnational and organized crimes.

    In an Interview, the Deputy Commissioner for Interpol and Cooperation in RNP, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Peter Karake, “police cooperation is yielding good results in crime detection and prevention” especially through the use INTERPOL Police information system.

    RNP extended the INTERPOL Police information system best known as I-247, to all 13 border posts, and ACP Karake said the instant communication tool connecting all the 190 member countries has been effective  in responding to cross-border crimes.

    “In the last three years, for example, we have successfully intercepted 12 vehicles stolen from countries like Japan, Uganda, Kenya, UK and Belgium, seized 24kgs of cocaine worth US$720, 000 and nine hard drug traffickers, rescued six victims of human trafficking and recovered money valued at over Rwf32 million stolen  abroad and brought in Rwanda” said ACP Karake.

    “Through this cooperation, genocide suspects hiding in other countries were also arrested and repatriated, illicit goods including food, counterfeit pharmaceutical and cannabis worth 40,000$USD were seized  through joint operations,” he added.

    He further explained that through regional bilateral partnerships, RNP has sent its police liaison officers and to Kenya, Uganda and Burundi, which facilitates joint investigations and sharing of criminal information.

    The three neighbouring police institutions are among signed cooperation agreement with RNP to jointly fight cross-border crimes, conduct joint training and share expertise.

    “RNP has also particularly benefited in capacity building through exchange of best practices, training where officers acquire specific skills in investigating emerging modern crimes like cybercrime, human and drugs trafficking, counterfeit pharmaceuticals, sell of  illicit goods and counter terrorism among others.”

    In the same context, eight other Police officers have been seconded to work in INTERPOL.

    “Through police cooperation Rwanda was entrusted to hosting different international and regional police meetings where global and regional decision are taken which also promotes tourism in our country,” said ACP Karake.

    Among the international meetings include the 84th INTERPOL General Assembly, the Kigali International Conference Declaration to end violence on women and girls, and the African regional conference on cybercrime and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), among others.

    “We have signed cooperation agreements with several countries focusing on sharing of criminal information, joint investigation, deployment of police attaché and liaison officers to facilitate police operations in areas of  exchange of fugitives and criminal suspects, sharing expertise and experience, capacity building for police officers especially joint training, command post and field training exercises

    Related News
    Tweet

    Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts

    Africa Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Rwanda

    Disruptive Technology Takes Centre Stage at African Innovation Summit in Rwanda

    Kagame in Belgium, Scheduled Talks with King and PM

    Leave a comment

    Click here to cancel reply.

    XHTML: You can use these html tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>

    Join us in Facebook

    Popular Posts

    • Tribert Rujugiro: The Story of the Rwandan Billionaire
    • Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts
    • Why Ugandan President Museveni is Insulting Rwanda’s War Dead
    • Israel Joins Rwanda to Demand France Acts on Genocide Suspects
    • Unknown son of Gen Fred GISA Rwigema reappears after 24 years

    Recent News

    • Rwanda Seeks Russian Help to Stop UN Freeing Key Genocide Convicts
    • Africa Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Rwanda
    • Disruptive Technology Takes Centre Stage at African Innovation Summit in Rwanda
    • Kagame in Belgium, Scheduled Talks with King and PM
    • How Rwandan Banks can Benefit from Latest Technologies
    • Rwanda: Food Delivery App Cuts Prices, Meal Arrival Time
    • Rwanda Starts Phasing Out Dangerous Refrigerators

    Subscribe via email

    Enter your email address:

    Tweet
    Rwanda News
      • Home
      • About us
      • Contact Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Terms
      • RSS by category
      • Irembo
      • Abanyapolitiki
        • Ibibazo n’ibisubizo
        • Ibikorwa
        • Imitwe ya politiki
        • Rwanda Politics
        • Ubuvugizi
    All Rights Reserved | NewsOfRwanda.com
      • Home
      • National
      • Politics
      • Regional
      • Magazines
      • OP&ED