TIRANA, June 11 /ATA/ The Border Force of Great Britain donated to the State Police 3 devices for detection of narcotics and other dangerous substances.
The delivery of these high-tech equipment was organized in the venues of State Police Directorate General.
In attendance of the ceremony were State Police Director General, Ardi Veliu, the Director of the Department for Border and Migration, Eduart Merkaj, other senior officials at State Police, Director of the International Cross-Border Force, Nick Fowler, Regional Director of Border Force International Jane Woolley, Regional Manager for the Western Balkans at the British Border Force stationed in Tirana, Richard Lloyd, Senior Expert at British International Border Force stationed in Tirana, Jonathan Bardsley and directors of State Police.
State Police Director General Veliu thanked the representatives of the UK Border Force for the donation of equipment that will serve to carry out additional controls in the areas where the Border Police operates.
He stressed that their use will improve security and accurate identification of drugs and other chemical substances detected at border crossing points. Veliu also praised the ongoing cooperation with the UK Police, especially in the fight against organized crime.
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