Forensic Technology Newswire

The following press release was issued by the Peruvian Ministry of the Interior following the purchase of ballistics forensics IBIS TRAX-3D technology to be installed in Lima and two other locations.

A recent article posted on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website announces:

“For the first time, firearms seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies in Arizona were test-fired recently for cross-matching through the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network [NIBIN-administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)] for links to other crime scenes. This coordination effort was conducted through the CBP Anti-Gang Initiative with the Phoenix Police Department, Gun Enforcement Squad.”

In reading a series of recent news articles reporting on crimes involving the criminal misuse of firearms several points come to mind which I would like to share as we get ready to usher out 2011 and ring in 2012.    

This week, UPI published a story about how the South American regional bloc (comprising Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) is taking aim at small arms suppliers.

There are many innovative gun violence reduction programs in operation across cities around the world today.  

The following quotes are taken from the Chicago Sun-Time article "Top cop McCarthy tells aldermen of plan to close three stations, redeploy officers".

The international trade in endangered species involves many different types of wild fauna killed for their horns or skins or ivory.

Here's a story from India's Daily News Analysis (DNA) that highlights how the Forensic Science Laboratory in Gandhinagar is using IBIS BulletTRAX-3D to link firearms, crimes and suspects.

Over a 12-month period, the gang was involved in smuggling a total of 13 firearms into the country, concealing them within 27 packages containing electrical equipment including DVD players and portable radios.

Here is an interesting news story from WFMY highlighting how IBIS (Integrated Ballistic Identification System) helped the Greensboro Police Department identify a gun as the one used in a high-profile armed robbery and murder outside an Old Navy store.

As reported by WFMY: