Police referred two French citizens—H.H., 38, and J.S., 30—to the prosecutor’s office for animal mistreatment after they appeared in a video. Legal proceedings began without an arrest, and authorities forwarded the case files for further action.

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The Institute workers attended a two-week training and working visit in France on November 21-24, 2022 at the National Center D’Instruction Cynophile De La Gendarmerie, Gramat as well as on November 28-December 2, 2022 at Groupe D’investigation Cynophile de Beynes, Institute de Recherche Criminelle Gendarmerie Nationale, Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale and other relevant French regional institutions.

They were introduced with theoretical and practical training on explosives, narcotics, human remains and investigative techniques, practical demonstrations presenting intervention modalities and techniques used in specific situations.

They were also introduced to the infrastructure and general facilities of various counterpart institutions (offices, veterinary clinics, food warehouses, laboratories, training classes, etc.).

The workers were also familiarized with operational equipment (vehicles, dog crates, training tools for dogs and companions, veterinary equipment, uniforms for dog companions, etc.)

The OSCE presence in Albania emphasized that the efforts to strengthen the capacities of the Police Dog Training Institute as part of the project “Assisting the national authorities of the Republic of Albania to reduce the risk of the proliferation of weapons and the misuse of AVL” continue.

The project is implemented by the OSCE Presence in Albania, thanks to the financial support of the EU, Germany and France. /j.p/p.s./