drug police unaware of new AFP international taskforce
Colombian police departments have stated they have no record of an agreement with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) regarding a recently announced international anti-drug taskforce. The AFP maintains that the taskforce is in its early stages and that agreements are being finalized to combat transnational crime.
Why it matters
This raises questions about the transparency and operational status of international law enforcement partnerships aimed at drug trafficking.
Krissy Barrett announced a new international joint investigations team "to gather evidence about illicit drug shipments" coming across the Pacific. ( ABC News: David Sciasci )
Two Colombian National Police departments say they have no evidence of an agreement with the Australian Federal Police for its newly announced anti-drugs taskforce, based in Bogotá.
Five months after the taskforce's announcement, the departments say drug-related intelligence has not been shared and no substance seizures or arrests have been made in cooperation with the AFP.
The AFP says the taskforce is not yet operational, but agreements have been made that would allow it to "focus on transnational organised crime networks".
Link copied Share Share article Two police departments on the frontline of Colombia's fight against cartels say they have no evidence of an agreement with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for its newly announced anti-drugs taskforce based in the South American nation.
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