Law enforcement is trained according to the highest standards

Albania’s Security Academy for the first time has been accredited by the International Association of Directors of Standards and Law Enforcement Training (IADLEST). At the ceremony organized on this occasion were present the deputy chief of the US Embassy in Tirana, Kathryn Hammond, Director General Ilir Proda, Director of Police Supervisory Agency, Florian Sulejmani, Rector of the Police Academy, Ilirjan Mandro, staff and graduates of the International Law Academy.

In her speech, Hammond said that « this accreditation certifies that law enforcement in Albania is trained to the highest standards of more than 30 member states around the world, including the United States. The Albania’s Security Academy went beyond, achieving the association’s excellence price in its first year that only four other international academies have achieved. »

« Meeting these standards makes Albania a stronger security partner for the United States. Under the leadership of President Trump, the Department of Justice is prioritizing the elimination of transnational criminal cartels and organizations. Operations of Albanian organized crime groups through their connections to other parts of the world, threatening their security and money, Permitting violent drug trade, ”Hammond said.

The United States, Hammond said, need partners who are ready and capable of working smoothly with US law enforcement. « When you, like our partners, have the right skills, we can work together to interrupt and hinder the flow of illegal drugs and dismantle the operations of transnational criminal organizations that threaten our communities, in the United States and in Albania, » Hammond said.

Congratulating Rector Mandro and his team to achieve this honor, Hammond stressed that « during the one -year accreditation assessment, they revised, updated and produced more than 400 policies to meet strict global standards. the standard for all the security authorities trained here – the State Police, the Police Supervision Agency, the National Bureau of Investigation, etc. ”

Hammond called on thousands of men and women of the Albanian police, who have had the privilege of passing the training and mentoring of US law enforcement, to put into practice that training to protect communities, to investigate and follow firmly organized transnational crime, corruption, money laundering, terrorism, immigrant trafficking, crime, crime. « It is your duty to maintain these international standards, not only for your profession, but for the security of the United States and Albania, » Hammond concluded.