INTERPOL Regional iARMS Training Course for South America

INTERPOL Regional iARMS Training Course for South America

30/05/2017

31/05/2017

Activity description

A Regional iARMS Training Course for South America was organized by INTERPOL from 30 to 31 May 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The training was attended by Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Suriname and Chile. In total, 26 participants attended the training session. The objectives of this training were to train personnel from different INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCB) as well as relevant units 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 in South America. This training ensured that at least two participants from each country know how to use the database properly. The training was also attended by a participant from the INTERPOL Regional Bureau Buenos Aires and was facilitated by a law enforcement officer from Nicaragua Police.

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.

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