Colombia, Panama Sign Co-op
Agreement On Immigrant Control
BOGOTA - The authorities of Colombia and
Panama signed on Tuesday a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) to strengthen
cooperation on immigrant control.
The agreement, signed by the Colombian
Administrative Department of Security (DAS)
and the Panamanian National Service of
Migration (PNSM), aims to prevent and fight
crimes such as drug, human and weapon
trafficking.
The agreement was considered an important
step on bilateral cooperation in the fight
against transnational crimes, though DAS and
the PNSM began to exchange intelligence to
help track down criminals of the two
countries more than five years ago.
The two sides vowed to achieve these ends by
exchanging information to help crack down on
criminal gangs, the Colombian government
said in a statement.
The DAS officers will train their Panamanian
counterparts in immigrant management,
graphology and dactylology to ensure more
effective control of immigrants at their
common borders.
The MOU also includes stipulation on
deportation of undocumented foreign nations
and establishment of databank to track down
immigrant trafficking.
The immigration authorities of both
countries have expressed concern about the
increasing immigrant trafficking in recent
years. |
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