Montenegro: ICITAP Partners with U.S. Embassy to Enhance Border Security

On February 21, the U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro presented an equipment donation to the Montenegrin Border Police at its newly established Border Police National Coordination Center (NCC) in Podgorica. The NCC serves as the focal point for information exchange between local and regional cooperation centers such as the Regional Control Center, Joint Police Cooperation Center in Plav, and other police departments. In order for these Centers to function properly and fulfill their purpose, it was necessary to provide appropriate and up-to-date equipment, for which Border Police needed assistance. ICITAP worked with the police to establish the needs of the three mentioned centers, and provided this targeted donation, which includes IT equipment such as computers, scanners, printers, monitors and TV sets for surveillance cameras, and tactical equipment such as flashlights, thermal vision binoculars, and furniture. At the event, the Border Police Director and the Head of NCC thanked the ICITAP-Montenegro mission and the US Embassy for continued support to Border Police. They added that Border Police is hopeful that the US will continue to support Montenegrin Border Police, and expressed their intention to work hard to be a reliable partner to the U.S. The Ambassador noted that now that the Border Police Coordination Center in Podgorica is fully functional, Montenegrin Police will have another tool in the fight against cross-border crime. She added that the U.S. government is proud to be a part of this project that enhances the ability of the police to cooperate in international organized crime cases. The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section covered the event: https://me.usembassy.gov/ambassador-reinke-presents-u-s-government-donation-to-border-police/  In Montenegro, ICITAP works with the support of and in coordination with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).