Albanian police chief’s visit to INTERPOL highlights commitment to international police co-operation
07 September 2010
LYON, France – Collaboration and the sharing of police information with INTERPOL to combat transnational organized crime was the focus of a visit today to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters by Albania’s General Director of State Police, Mr Hysni Burgaj.
With Albania having integrated in June into its national police structure INTERPOL’s global network of tools and services, including its I-24/7 police communications system, a meeting between Mr Burgaj and INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble focused on regional and international security issues such as organized criminal gangs, human and drugs trafficking. The Albanian delegation included the head of INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Tirana, Mr Pellumb Seferi.
Belgian police release CCTV images in bid to identify Dali sculpture theft suspect
03 September 2010
Images of a man suspected of stealing a Dali sculpture from a Belgian museum have been released by police in a bid to identify him and recover the art work.
The bronze sculpture, entitled ‘Lady with Drawers’, was taken from a permanent exhibition of Dali art pieces at the Belfortmuseum in Brugge on the afternoon of Wednesday 18 August.
The unidentified man was caught on security cameras in the exhibition hall at around 2pm, and the artwork is believed to have been taken around that time.
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. It exists to help create a safer world by supporting law enforcement agencies worldwide to combat crime.
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with