In a gathering of Around 40 ministers, 85 police chiefs and 1000 delegates from 171 countries which was held in Dubai, on Sunday to discuss on "innovation in policing as well as today’s major crime threats," the Secretary General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, has said that the “Interpol’s database contains 93 million records with 40,000 foreign terrorist profiles, and they are being checked up to 200 times a second. Adding that the Interpol, works regularly with all of the organization’s member-countries to locate fugitives to bring them to justice.

The gathering, which is considered to be one of the most prominent police events in the world, was as a result of the Interpol’s 87th General Assembly, which is aimed at enabling 192 of its member-countries to work together to fight international crime.

Speaking during the event opening ceremony, Interpol’s senior vice president, Kim Jong Yang, said that the police around the world are increasingly facing new challenges.

“In the age of unprecedented information exchange, police around the world are increasingly facing new challenges,” adding that Interpol provides a neutral, well-connected platform globally.

“Gathering best practices within an international model, Interpol provides a neutral, well-connected platform. Global connectivity is something Interpol strives for among law-enforcement worldwide.”

Speaking during a press conference, Jurgen Stock, added that crime had become more complex all thanks to the digital age.

“The cyber environment has been adding an element [of] threat to our modern societies, in terms of how it helps terrorists conduct their criminal and terrorist activities."

“We are talking about terrorist threats all over the world where we see terrorist groups being connected," adding that The main purpose of the gathering is to ensure there are no safe havens for criminals.

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