NBI receives vehicles, computers from Australian gov't

MANILA, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Thursday accepted a donation of cars, motorcycles, and computers from the Australian government to better equip it in combating transnational crimes. NBI Director lawyer Nestor Mantaring led the NBI officials and personnel in welcoming and accepting the donation thru Australian Ambassador in Manila Rod Smith. Representatives from the Australian Federal Police were also present. The donation consisted of two units of Toyota Altis, one unit of Toyota Camry, two units of Toyota Innova, and three Honda motorcycles. Several laptop computers were also donated. In his message, Smith stressed the need of cooperation between law enforcement agencies in different countries in combating transnational crimes. Mantaring thanked the Australian government and acknowledged the donation. The NBI chief said the donation will immensely improve the capability of the NBI in its anti-terrorism efforts, as the resources will boost the mobility of its manpower. Recently, the NBI-Interpol had received a donation from the British Embassy in Manila consisting of computers and accessories that the NBI is using now to improve its operational capability and anti-fraud operations. - GMANews.TV