Immigration department back at the police force

GREAT BAY – Under supervision of Chief Commissioner Denise Jacobs the immigration department is again part of the police force. The department is fully operational. The aim is to further professionalise the immigration department. In several areas like information and service work is already underway.

In collaboration with the Royal Marechaussee and VDSM (Veiligheidsdienst), the police department is now working on the so-called Advanced Passenger Analysis system. The police want to establish an automated system for analysing passenger information, and to implement this in cooperation with the airport.

Willem Mudde from the Royal Marechaussee in the Netherlands gave a presentation last Wednesday to the Police, VDSM, the port and the Royal Marechaussee in Sint Maarten about the system. The aim is to involve the customs in this and to ensure the implementation at the harbour in the near future.

Mudde’s presentation included an overview of the developments in the Netherlands and the benefit in combating crime and protecting people who are travelling from becoming victims. Mudde also showed how this organization could be embedded.