Chile joins Shield of the Americas to combat transnational organised crime
Chile joins the Shield of the Americas, a coordination framework with more than a dozen countries against organised crime. The measure includes access to intelligence and training for the Carabineros and the PDI.
Chile enters the Shield of the Americas against transnational crime
Chile formalised its accession to the international initiative "Shield of the Americas", a framework of voluntary coordination between governments on the continent aimed at strengthening the fight against transnational organised crime, according to meganoticias.cl.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Chile's incorporation will allow it to coordinate actions with more than a dozen countries from Latin America and the United States. The measure complements the work carried out within the framework of the Santiago Commitment against transnational crime.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the initiative responds to a threat affecting several countries in the region and which also operates on Chilean territory. Among the organisations identified are Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
"Participation in this coordination group generates immediate operational benefits for Chile", the Ministry of Foreign Relations stated. These benefits include access to information on organised crime, intelligent data analysis systems and training for security forces, including the Carabineros de Chile and the Police of Investigations (PDI).
The initiative also provides for greater cross-border coordination with Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, as well as other countries in the region.
Alongside Chile, the participants are Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that "each State acts in accordance with its respective international and national legal obligations", making clear the voluntary nature of the cooperation framework.
Source: Google News CL — Crime