TIRANA, March 29/ATA/-Albanian Police and Italian Police have launched SANCAS air surveillance project aiming at prevention and affecting cultivation of narcotic plants.
Director General of the State Police Ardi Veliu received on Thursday a delegation of the Italian Police composed by representatives of the Italian Criminal Police and Guardia di Finanza.
Veliu positively assessed the project Support to Anti-cannabis strategy-Air surveillance (SANCAS) and emphasized that the State Police remains committed to confirm the results achieved during 2017 against the phenomenon of cannabis cultivation, but even to root out the phenomenon.
Veliu said he was optimistic that the project will yield impressive results.
He also said that the Albanian police possess the digital map of the areas cultivated with narcotic plants.
On his part, Head of the International Police Cooperation Service of the Italian Police Brigadier General Paolo D’Ambolo said he expects positive results from this project of cooperation.
He highlighted the results achieved in 2017 of Guardia di Finanza aircrafts on surveillance missions backed by Benecon Centre technology.
He emphasized that the SANCAS project is partially funded by the EU and is coordinated by the Italian Department of Public Security – International Police Cooperation Service. /e.malaj/ /a.g/p.s./
