U.S. donates 15 patrol boats for Indonesian Police
NOW IT’S TIME TO GO AFTER THE ILLEGAL LOGGERS AND POACHERS !!!!!!!
JAKARTA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — The U.S. government on Thursday handed 15 high-speed patrol boats to the Indonesian police and agreed for additional funding for police reform totaling 6.4 million U.S. dollars.
The ceremony to handover the speedboats and the signing of the agreement was held on Batam island.
U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume and Indonesian National Police Chief Sutanto were present on the occasion and signed a related agreement.
The high-speed patrol boats and support equipment are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), funded by the State Department Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), the U.S. Embassy said in a statement.
The patrol boats will be deployed in the waters of Sulawesi, Sumatra and Kalimantan to assist the police in their maritime security efforts throughout the archipelago.
Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_7440550.htm
