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FBI, ATF to establish offices at US Embassy in Jamaica
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will establish offices at the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica to help fight violent crime.
The government’s Jamaica Information Service said Friday the initiative will improve U.S. efforts to train local law enforcement and speed up the response of U.S. authorities when a federal crime is committed in Jamaica. The information service said the ATF office will trace serial numbers and undertake forensic tests on illegal weapons seized on the island.
U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno announced the initiative during a forum this week, adding that FBI agents are currently dispatched to Jamaica from the Miami bureau. There were no details on when the offices will open or how many agents will be deployed.
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