FBI Office to Be Set Up at US Embassy

The Federal Bureau of  Investigation as well as the Bureau of  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will be setting up offices in Jamaica as part of  measures to help tackle crime and violence.  

The offices of  both agencies will be located at Embassy of the United States of America (USA), in Liguanea, Kingston.

US Ambassador, Luis Moreno, made the disclosure on Wednesday (September 7) at the Jamaica-US Bilateral Relations Forum, held at the Regional Headquarters of  the University of the West Indies. 

He revealed that officers from the agencies will help train local personnel and stated the greater cooperation will lead to more extradition.

Services provided by the Bureau of  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could prove highly beneficial to Jamaica.

The ATF can trace serial numbers and conduct forensic tests on guns coming through the US and Central America in the drugs for guns trade.         

Ambassador Moreno also pointed out that the US has invested and will continue to invest tens of  millions of  dollars and man-hours to improve the capabilities of  Jamaica’s security forces and the judiciary. 

Source: JIS

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