On 13 July 2021 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UNODC's Global Firearms Programme (GFP) held a training on identification and tracing of firearms aimed to strengthen the capacity of prosecutors to investigate firearms trafficking cases and address possible links to organized crime.
The training was conducted using the UNODC training video material containing four modules on (1) pistols and revolvers, (2) carabines and shotguns, (3) sub-machine guns and assault rifles and (4) firearms tracing to familiarize the participants with different firearms’ types, their parts and components, and illustrate how firearms markings can be used in the tracing procedure and how this information can support investigation against firearms trafficking.
Prosecutors from four Prosecutor’s offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the training and enhanced their understanding on how firearms identification and tracing can contribute towards solving firearms related cases of transnational nature, contributing thereby to a more effective criminal justice response to firearms trafficking and organized crime and facilitating the implementation of the UN Firearms Protocol.
During the training, the participants also identified the challenges in the existing criminal justice legislation and practice by sharing their experiences in the detection, investigation and prosecution of firearms trafficking and/or organized crime cases.
This activity is implemented with the financial support provided by Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway through the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Trust Fund and supported by the European Union.
