Asian police to join hands during disasters

The heads of all law-enforcement agencies in Southeast Asia have adopted a plan of action for joint response to crisis situations such as disasters and to address transnational criminal threats in the region.

A joint communiqué ratified by delegates to the 34th ASEANAPOL conference held in Manila this week adopted the proposals of the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL) for combating transnational criminal threats.