INTERPOL National iARMS Training Course for Honduras

06/03/2018
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07/03/2018
Activity description

A National iARMS Users Training Course for Honduras was held from 6 to 7 March 2018 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The training was attended by 25 participants representing different national law enforcement organizations and police units. The training course was conducted by the INTERPOL Firearms Programme in collaboration with Regional Bureau San Salvador. The objectives of this training were to train law enforcement officers on the use of the iARMS database and to promote the use and benefits of INTERPOL Firearms Programme Policing Capabilities (iARMS, IFRT and IBIN) in the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons Central America. The specific objectives of this training were to encourage the officers to upload all lost and stolen firearms records into iARMS as well as to trace all recovered firearms. The participants of this training course were also presented the INTERPOL Firearms Programme the Firearms Recovery Protocol, IBIN Search Protocol, Firearms Trafficking Indicators and Suggested Interview Questions. These documents were developed with the aim to assist law enforcement officers and standardize firearms trafficking investigations.

Project description

Funded by the European Union, the INTERPOL Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS) is a platform that facilitates information exchange and investigative cooperation between law enforcement agencies in relation to the international movement of illicit firearms. Countries are encouraged to upload records of lost and stolen firearms in iARMS. Consequently, in the case of a recovered firearm, the database is queried and the country can identify when and where the firearm was diverted into illegal possession. Should the query does not generate a positive result, the user can send a request to the country of manufacture, country of last legal import (if marked on the firearm) and to any country that may be connected to the case.

Type of Activity
Institutional capacity-building
Focus of Activity
Enforcement
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Partners
Honduras
Implementers
Interpol
Donors
European Union (EU)
Contact Details

INTERPOL

Email: firearms@interpol.int

Website: https://www.interpol.int/