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Human smugglers are targeting the Americas, but a recent international workshop aimed to stop them. INTERPOL Washington and the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), hosted the ‘Workshop on Investigations and Prosecutions of Human Smuggling in the Americas’ from March 11th to 13th at the International Law Enforcement Academy in San Salvador.
The two and one-half-day event brought together 30 participants from 18 countries. Attendees included senior law enforcement and prosecutorial officials, international legal experts, and representatives from INTERPOL Headquarters, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Organization of American States. Ambassador Adam Blackwell, the Secretary of Multidimensional Security at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C., delivered the keynote address during the opening ceremony.
The workshop aimed to provide a platform for representatives to share best practices and discuss related criminal justice gaps and capacity-building efforts in the Americas region. Participants also had the opportunity to network and exchange information on investigations and prosecutions of human smuggling.
Human smuggling is a significant problem in the Americas, with thousands of people being trafficked across borders each year. The workshop was an effort to combat this crime and provide support to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in their efforts to bring human smugglers to justice.
The success of the workshop will be measured by the impact it has on the efforts of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in the Americas region. If the workshop achieves its goals, it could lead to a significant reduction in human smuggling cases in the region.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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