The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) received a vehicle and various equipment from the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office to help the Philippine government's fight against human trafficking.
NBI Director Medardo G. De Lemos and German Ambassador Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke on Monday, Sept. 25, signed the Deed of Donation for the turnover of the various equipment.
“Among the items donated by the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office include a Hyundai van, laptop computers, shirt vests, tactical lights, camera, camera lens, body cams, drone with remote control, electric scooters, binoculars, heavy-duty boltcutter, aluminum ladder, battering ram, mini GPS trackers, wireless wifi mini-cameras, wireless wifi mini camera bottle and wallet cameras,” the NBI said
It said the German government has been “committed to improving police cooperation worldwide for several years now.”
“In pursuit of this objective, the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office provides assistance to police partners through projects related to Police Development Assistance, it said.
“To accomplish its goals, the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office facilitates Police Development Assistance thru equipment assistance that primarily includes training aids, such as command and operational, IT hardware and software infrastructure projects, among others,” it added.
During the turnover ceremony, De Lemos expressed his gratitude to the German government “for their generosity as he stressed that this will considerably help the operational capacity of our Agents and Investigators.”
De Lemos also assured that “both the Federal Republic of Germany thru the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office and the German Embassy Manila and the NBI are dedicated to combatting and eradicating all forms of criminality including human trafficking and online sexual exploitation as well as promoting peace and order and efficient enforcement of laws.”
