INTERPOL iARMS Training Course for Trigger V – Central America Participating Countries
On 2-3 October 2018, INTERPOL organized an iArms Training course for Central American countries. The training course – conducted by the iARMS team – was attended by one firearms expert and one officer responsible for iARMS at the NCB from each one of the following eight countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. The course aimed at training participants in the efficient operation of the iARMS Database and the use of iARMS software application as part of the INTERPOL’s policing capabilities to support firearms investigations. This training will also allow countries participating in Operation Trigger V-Central America to enhance their knowledge and increase their use of the iARMS Database throughout all phases of the operation.
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.
UNODC/INTERPOL support operation against firearms trafficking
08/03/2021 - 28/03/2021