Police get equipment from INTERPOL

Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken (second from left) and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum (right) with the INTERPOL officials. (Police photo)
Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken (second from left) and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum (right) with the INTERPOL officials. (Police photo)

The Guyana Police Force’s National Central Bureau (NCB) Office yesterday received Information Technology equipment under INTERPOL’s project “PROTEGER”.

A release from the police said that Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum met with Francisco Areses and Jonatan Roldan  from the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in the conference room at Police Headquarters.

The donation comprised:

* 21 Complete Dell computer systems

* 1 Server

* 12 APC backup batteries

*14 Web cameras

*14 Scanner/printers

Hicken said that the items will greatly assist with connectivity of the INTERPOL NCB and the Immigration Section of the Guyana Police Force.

The release added that the NCB provides a 24-hour service, working with the global INTERPOL community to help the GPF monitor the wider organised crime landscape and reduce its impact on Guyana.