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The event also marked the inauguration of the renovated Criminal Records Office of the Technical and Scientific Police.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, Deputy Head of Mission Rapha\u00ebl Brigandi underscored the European Union\u2019s commitment to strengthening security systems across West Africa, noting:<br \/>\n\u201c\ud835\udc47\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc38\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc48\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b, \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc57\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5f, \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc66 \ud835\udc60\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc54 \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc66\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc53 \ud835\udc34\ud835\udc39\ud835\udc3c\ud835\udc46 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc34\ud835\udc53\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc4e \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc51 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc47\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc3a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc4e. \ud835\udc47\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc57\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5c \ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc54\ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc53\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc54\u210e\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc54\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc50\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc52, \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc53\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc59 \ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc53 \u210e\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc54\u210e\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc51 \ud835\udc51\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e \ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc51\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc51\ud835\udc60.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further highlighted the practical impact of the system, adding:<br \/>\n\u201c\ud835\udc4a\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc61\u210e \ud835\udc34\ud835\udc39\ud835\udc3c\ud835\udc46, \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc54\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc47\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc3a\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc4e \ud835\udc64\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc59 \ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc53\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc51 \ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc52. \ud835\udc47\u210e\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc60 \ud835\udc4e \ud835\udc50\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc63\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5a\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc60\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc66 \ud835\udc60\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f \ud835\udc61\u210e\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc61 \ud835\udc64\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc59 \ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc5b\ud835\udc53\ud835\udc5c\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc50\ud835\udc52 \ud835\udc5d\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc4f\ud835\udc59\ud835\udc56\ud835\udc50 \ud835\udc61\ud835\udc5f\ud835\udc62\ud835\udc60\ud835\udc61.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the WAPIS Programme implemented by INTERPOL and supported by ECOWAS, the European Union continues to strengthen Gambia\u2019s forensic and investigative capacities, contributing to more effective crime prevention and regional security cooperation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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