The Royal Gibraltar Police and Gibraltar Defence Police are currently attending Interpol’s 47th European Regional Conference that is taking place in the Polish city of Katowice.

Gibraltar is represented by Inspector Sean Perera (GCID), Head of Interpol’s Sub Bureau on the Rock, and by the local Interpol contact officer Karl Walsh of the Gibraltar Defence Police.

A spokesperson said: "The conference is one of Interpol’s most important regional annual events, and provides senior participants from member countries a unique opportunity to examine strategic priorities and intensify law enforcement efforts against international organized crime in Europe.

"Other items under discussion are the improvement of regional police cooperation in Europe to more effectively combat emerging forms of crime and terrorism.

"Possible challenges in the use of Interpol data in Europe with regards to new EU regulations on interoperability of Police Databases were also debated.

"High-ranking officials from the Polish Government and Interpol inaugurated the conference."