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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of State are providing the Polish National Police with training and $200,000 in equipment to help Poland crack down on organized crime. This is part of an assistance package valued at $1.3 million.
More than three dozen members of the Central Bureau of Investigation of the National Police force are participating September 20-24 in the
workshops in Legionowo. The sessions, taught by agents and analysts from the FBI, train participants how to combat international organized crime through state-of-the-art investigation techniques, improved intelligence gathering and more effective analysis of evidence.
Embassy Legal Attaché Joel Irvin commented, "We consider this another opportunity to further promote close cooperation between the FBI and the Polish National Police in understanding and effectively investigating national and transnational organized crime."
To complement the training, a grant of $200,000 from the Department of State will provide the National Police with computer hardware and
software. Some of the grant will be used to set up a network to share
information on organized crime cases around Poland.
The money and training are included in a letter of agreement that Polish
Ministry of the Interior signed with the State Department on November 13, 2002. Each of the projects contained in the Letter of Agreement
(Anti-Corruption Curriculum Development, Combating International Organized Crime, Courtroom Security, Support to the Financial Intelligence Unit, and Police Modernization and Training) will address critical needs and allow Americans and Poles to work collaboratively. The total value of the assistance package is $1,318,708.
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