The U.S Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ (FLETC) Assistant Director for National Capital Region Training Operation Directorate for International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA) based in the United States of America (USA),
Mr Mark Adamchik, paid a courtesy call to the Acting Commissioner of Police Mr Phemelo Ramakorwane at Police Headquarters yesterday (01/02/2023).
In his welcome remarks, the Acting Commissioner said Botswana and the USA continue to enjoy cordial relations that have resulted in capacity building initiatives for members of the Botswana Police Service (BPS). He said the USA has assisted the BPS in specialised areas such as Cyber crime investigation, Human Trafficking, Goods Smuggling, Fraudulent documents, Countering Violent Extremism amongst others.
Mr Ramakorwane also said BPS has benefited immensely from the USA funded programmes as some BPS officers were trained by the country’s key security agencies and institutions such as Federal Bureau Investigations (FBI).
On a different note, the Acting Commissioner said despite the efforts by the Police to curb crime, they experience some crimes such as robberies, cash-in transit heists and home invasions which are a concern that undermine public security and confidence of residents.
In this regard, the Acting Commissioner stated that BPS has strengthened its crime counter strategies by amongst others; enhancing police visibility, stakeholder engagement and public education, with a view to ensuring effective tackling of these emerging crimes.
For his part, Mr Adamchik said his country will continue to assist the BPS to train officers and share staff development. Mr Adamchik is in Botswana to amongst others; appreciate crime situation and also to understand how the organisation handles incidents pertaining to security and defence.
Mr Adamchik was accompanied by ILEA Gaborone Programme Director, Mr Mark Boswell and ILEA Managing Director Senior Assistant Commissioner Maseng Mathiba.
