DNCD and UK's NCA sign agreement to combat transnational drug trafficking
The DNCD and the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand intelligence sharing and cooperation against organised crime.
Dominican Republic and United Kingdom expand anti-narcotics alliance with new memorandum
The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at intensifying the fight against transnational organised crime, according to eldia.com.do. The agreement extends intelligence sharing, training and technical assistance between both institutions.
The instrument was signed by Vice-Admiral José M. Cabrera Ulloa, president of the DNCD, and Naomi Hoogesteger, regional director of the NCA for Latin America, during an official ceremony held in Santo Domingo.
"This agreement strengthens intelligence sharing, training, technical assistance and our capabilities to investigate and combat criminal structures that know no borders," Cabrera Ulloa declared.
The memorandum establishes concrete collaboration mechanisms against threats such as drug trafficking, arms trafficking, money laundering and other forms of organised crime with international reach.
Uma Kumaran, Minister for the Caribbean and Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressed satisfaction with the results obtained in recent years of cooperation with the Dominican Republic. Kumaran stressed that joint work has made it possible to respond more effectively to threats linked to transnational organised crime.
The United Kingdom's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Dr Carol Van der Walt, also attended the ceremony, alongside representatives of the NCA's official delegation.
Through this agreement, the DNCD and the NCA seek to expand information and intelligence sharing, develop specialised capabilities and reinforce technical assistance aimed at dismantling criminal organisations operating beyond national borders. The agreement further consolidates binational coordination on drug trafficking, money laundering and arms trafficking.
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