PHILIPPINE National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa attended the annual conference of the ASEAN chiefs of police or ASEANAPOL in Putrajaya, Malaysia last week.
Dela Rosa led the 15-man PNP delegation that joined discussions and committee meetings of the four-day 36th ASEANAPOL conference hosted by the Royal Malaysian Police.
High on the agenda of the 36th ASEANAPOL Conference were discussions on international cooperation and law enforcement best practices on curbing drug trafficking, commercial crimes, bank fraud, cybercrime, trafficking in persons, cross-border law enforcement, illegal wildlife trade, counterfeit currency syndicates, illegal firearms, smuggling and piracy in the high seas.
The 10-member ASEANAPOL is composed of the Royal Brunei Police Force, Cambodian National Police, Indonesian National Police, Lao People’s Democratic Republic General Department Of Police, Myanmar Police Force, Philippine National Police, Singapore Police Force, Royal Thai Police, Socialist Republic Of Vietnam Police, and this year’s host agency, the Royal Malaysia Police.