INTERPOL iARMS Training Course for Operation Trigger III for African countries
An iARMS Training Course for Operation Trigger III - Africa was held at the in the INTERPOL Regional Bureau Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from 25 July to 26 July 2017. The training was attended by the following countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, and Republic of Guinea. The objectives of this training were to train personnel from INTERPOL offices 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) during the course of Operation Trigger III - Africa. This training ensured that at least two participants from each country know how to use the database properly. The participants were advised to disseminate the knowledge acquired during this training to other law enforcement officers that will be granted access to the database.
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.
INTERPOL iARMS Central America-Caribbean
01/11/2017 - 01/11/2017
INTERPOL iARMS South America
30/03/2016 - 31/03/2016
INTERPOL iARMS Training for Southern Africa
04/04/2017 - 08/04/2017
INTERPOL iARMS Training Central Africa
28/03/2017 - 29/03/2017
INTERPOL iARMS Course for Niger
08/08/2017 - 09/08/2017