INTERPOL Firearms Recovery Protocol Working Meeting

08/05/2018
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08/05/2018
Descripción de la actividad

On 8 May 2018, INTERPOL organized a meeting aimed at stressing the importance of coordination and cooperation among the different parties involved in firearms investigations. The meeting encouraged the implementation of the INTERPOL Firearms Recovery Protocol in order to promote a closer relationship between law enforcement, intelligence and forensics units upon the recovery of each and every firearm. Three participants from each country (Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama) attended the event, including: 1 representative from the National Police, 1 representative from the national ballistic laboratory and 1 representative from the intelligence unit.

Descripción del Proyecto

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. Shall the query 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.

Tipo de actividad
Institutional capacity-building
Enfoque de la Actividad
Enforcement
Record-keeping
Regional cooperation
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) controls
Tracing
Socios
Belize
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Panama
Implementadores
Interpol
Donantes
European Union (EU)
Contacto

INTERPOL

Email: firearms@interpol.int

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