Lima, Mar. 1. With the aim of strengthening joint action strategies in the fight against organized crime, Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe and U.S. Ambassador to Peru Brian A. Nichols held a coordination meeting that suggested the creation of a legal attaché office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Lima.
“We would like to have a FBI office in Lima to further explore topics we have been discussing, mainly those related to the fight against organized crime, and training of our National Police,” Minister Perez affirmed.
In his speech before U.S. officials, the Interior chief said he is working to strengthen the institutionalization of the National Police, and underlined the effort made to improve the police equipment and salary of officers.
On the other hand, U.S. diplomat highlighted and thanked the attendance of FBI officials in this meeting with Peruvian authorities, since it represents the beginning of a new and deeper cooperation stage between the two countries.
The gathering saw the presence of important FBI officials such as the Assistant Director of the International Operations Division Carlos Cases and Chief of the Americas Units David Brassanini, among others.
Peru’s National Police Director General Vicente Romero noted the meeting has addressed topics related to organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, Islamic terrorism, human trafficking, child pornography, which is a concern across the region, but mainly in Peru.
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