Fight vs trafficking gets bilateral boost

The close cooperation of the Philippine government and the Federal Republic of Germany in fighting human traffickers will be strengthened through more cooperation.

This was revealed by National Bureau of Investigation Director Medardo de Lemos as he assured that "both the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office and the German Embassy Manila and the NBI are dedicated to combatting and eradicating all forms of criminality including human trafficking and online sexual exploitation as well as promoting peace and order and efficient enforcement of laws.

As a sign of goodwill, the NBI received a vehicle and various equipment from the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office to help the Philippine government's fight against human trafficking.

De Lemos and German Ambassador Dr. Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke on Monday, 25 September, signed the Deed of Donation for the turnover of the various equipment.

The NBI said that among the items donated by the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office include a Hyundai van, laptop computers, shirt vests, tactical lights, camera, camera lens, body cams, drone with remote control, electric scooters, binoculars, heavy-duty boltcutter, aluminum ladder, battering ram, mini GPS trackers, wireless wifi mini-cameras, wireless WiFi mini camera bottle and wallet cameras.

It said the German government has been "committed to improving police cooperation worldwide for several years now."

"In pursuit of this objective, the German Federal Criminal Police Liaison Office provides assistance to police partners through projects related to Police Development Assistance," it said.