Feb 21, 2012 17:30
12 yrs ago
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English term
CTI
English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
acronym Gambian law enforcement agency
I hope some of you can help me with the meaning of “CTI” referred to a Gambian law-enforcement agency.
This acronym is used in a document issued by the National Intelligence Agency /Inspector General of Police of the Republic of the Gambia in sentences such as:
“On arrival at the scene he found one police officer, an NDEA officer and a volunteer and informed (name) who asked him to arrest them along with the suspect and take them to CTI. At the CTI the officers’ statements were obtained after which they were released whilst the suspects were searched and 11000 Euros and a block of suspected cocaine was found in their possession.
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They escorted them to their house in Kotu where they conducted search in their house and afterwards proceeded with them to CTI station and later moved to the NIA HQ in Banjul where his statement was obtained and translated to him in Spanish”
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Many thanks in advance,
Manuel
This acronym is used in a document issued by the National Intelligence Agency /Inspector General of Police of the Republic of the Gambia in sentences such as:
“On arrival at the scene he found one police officer, an NDEA officer and a volunteer and informed (name) who asked him to arrest them along with the suspect and take them to CTI. At the CTI the officers’ statements were obtained after which they were released whilst the suspects were searched and 11000 Euros and a block of suspected cocaine was found in their possession.
(…)
They escorted them to their house in Kotu where they conducted search in their house and afterwards proceeded with them to CTI station and later moved to the NIA HQ in Banjul where his statement was obtained and translated to him in Spanish”
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Many thanks in advance,
Manuel
Responses
| 2 | Car and Truck Import (company name) |
Alison MacG
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| 3 | Technical Investigation Corps |
Polangmar
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| 2 | California Training Institute |
AllegroTrans
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| 2 | Cert Thales Institute |
AllegroTrans
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References
| for starters |
liz askew
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Alison MacG
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Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, Scottish) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
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Car and Truck Import (company name)
A bit of detective work would suggest that the NDEA took over the use of this property following a previous drugs case - using it as a "base" or "station", and still referring to it as "CTI". I found one document where it was actually referred to as "City I" (presumably someone writing down what they heard), but, importantly, this document at last provides a bit of an explanation. Take a look at the evidence.
Document from 2011:
Bun Sanneh explains NIA, NDEA ‘conflict’
Further giving evidence concerning the vehicle, Bun Sanneh recalled giving instruction to Seedu Bojang, the fourth accused to ask the mechanic to repair the vehicle for the said use. He said the vehicle was parked at ‘City I’ in Bijilo, which is another property that was confiscated and given to the NDEA.
... but he (Bun Sanneh) instructed the mechanic (Alieu Sanneh) to return and park the vehicle at City I in Bijilo with immediate effect.
... but he insisted that the vehicle should be returned to its base in City I
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/bun-sanneh-explains...
Document from 2006:
Speaking to this paper on Friday, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of NDEA, Mr Ibrahim Bun Sanneh, said that the training came about through his friendly bilateral co-operation with development partners in the Federal Republic of Germany. “This co-operation emerged as a result of a very successful international criminal case relating to drug trafficking in The Gambia by some German nationals residing in The Gambia, which was jointly conducted with NDEA and BKA of Germany. This resulted positively in the arrest of these drug offenders-proprietors of Car and Truck Import (CTI) company Ltd, situated at Bijilo.”
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UlfM8lX...
See also:
From there he said he was taken to a place called CTI and after an hour the CTI commander came and called his name and asked him to remove his eye glasses and that he was later hand cuffed at the back.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5901&...
Under cross examination, George Sanchez said it was the CTI commander who told him that the place is called CTI.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5917
Document from 2011:
Bun Sanneh explains NIA, NDEA ‘conflict’
Further giving evidence concerning the vehicle, Bun Sanneh recalled giving instruction to Seedu Bojang, the fourth accused to ask the mechanic to repair the vehicle for the said use. He said the vehicle was parked at ‘City I’ in Bijilo, which is another property that was confiscated and given to the NDEA.
... but he (Bun Sanneh) instructed the mechanic (Alieu Sanneh) to return and park the vehicle at City I in Bijilo with immediate effect.
... but he insisted that the vehicle should be returned to its base in City I
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/bun-sanneh-explains...
Document from 2006:
Speaking to this paper on Friday, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of NDEA, Mr Ibrahim Bun Sanneh, said that the training came about through his friendly bilateral co-operation with development partners in the Federal Republic of Germany. “This co-operation emerged as a result of a very successful international criminal case relating to drug trafficking in The Gambia by some German nationals residing in The Gambia, which was jointly conducted with NDEA and BKA of Germany. This resulted positively in the arrest of these drug offenders-proprietors of Car and Truck Import (CTI) company Ltd, situated at Bijilo.”
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UlfM8lX...
See also:
From there he said he was taken to a place called CTI and after an hour the CTI commander came and called his name and asked him to remove his eye glasses and that he was later hand cuffed at the back.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5901&...
Under cross examination, George Sanchez said it was the CTI commander who told him that the place is called CTI.
http://www.foroyaa.gm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5917
Note from asker:
| Great detective work, Alison! Much appreciated, Manuel |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all of you for your help, especially Alison and Liz.
Manuel
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AllegroTrans
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California Training Institute
Just a guess really - it apperars to be a so-called police force training outfit
Appears to be used by some African governments to train their police
CTI - Training for Law Enforcement, Aviation, Fire, and Park ...
The Leading Provider CTI is the leading provider of human factors training to the Law ... Force Encounters Analysis: Understanding Human Performance During Critical Incidents
www.cti-home.com - Cached
Appears to be used by some African governments to train their police
CTI - Training for Law Enforcement, Aviation, Fire, and Park ...
The Leading Provider CTI is the leading provider of human factors training to the Law ... Force Encounters Analysis: Understanding Human Performance During Critical Incidents
www.cti-home.com - Cached
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AllegroTrans
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Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois)
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
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Cert Thales Institute
Another possibility
This organisation also trains the military and police of client countries
Cert Thales Institute (CTI) Abu Dhabi
... individual strengths to create world-class training and ... such as the UAE Military and the Abu Dhabi Police, CTI has ... Gambia; Georgia; European Union; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece
www.bayut.com/uae_directory/uae_training...cti-250.html - Cached
This organisation also trains the military and police of client countries
Cert Thales Institute (CTI) Abu Dhabi
... individual strengths to create world-class training and ... such as the UAE Military and the Abu Dhabi Police, CTI has ... Gambia; Georgia; European Union; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece
www.bayut.com/uae_directory/uae_training...cti-250.html - Cached
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Technical Investigation Corps
Technical Investigative Corps
Technical Investigative Corps (in Spanish "Cuerpo Tecnico de Investigaciones" or CTI)...
http://tinyurl.com/7bvg2xp
In many countries: http://tinyurl.com/7wstt4r
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-02-21 20:32:54 GMT)
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Juan Carlos Sanchez, a Spanish national and the second defendant (DW2) in the ongoing multi billion dollar cocaine case, on Thursday, 4th August, giving his defence in chief before acting Principal Magistrate Alagbe Taiwo Ade of the Banjul Magistrates' Court (BMC), claimed that he was tortured by state security agents at CTI and at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
http://allafrica.com/stories/201108090963.html
So at CTI they apparently speak Spanish - probably Gambia cooperates with South American agencies/governments.
Technical Investigative Corps (in Spanish "Cuerpo Tecnico de Investigaciones" or CTI)...
http://tinyurl.com/7bvg2xp
In many countries: http://tinyurl.com/7wstt4r
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-02-21 20:32:54 GMT)
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Juan Carlos Sanchez, a Spanish national and the second defendant (DW2) in the ongoing multi billion dollar cocaine case, on Thursday, 4th August, giving his defence in chief before acting Principal Magistrate Alagbe Taiwo Ade of the Banjul Magistrates' Court (BMC), claimed that he was tortured by state security agents at CTI and at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
http://allafrica.com/stories/201108090963.html
So at CTI they apparently speak Spanish - probably Gambia cooperates with South American agencies/governments.
Reference comments
38 mins
Reference:
for starters
INCSR (PDF format)
www.hsdl.org/?view&did=437653
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Drug Enforcement Administration. III-6 ...... USG's National Institute for Drug Abuse ... In Mexico, law enforcement agencies and military personnel significantly reduced the ...... 56. France. 13 February 1989. 31 December 1990. 57. Gambia. Accession ...... Police (CNP) and the Technical Investigative Body (CTI) in forensics, ...
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Note added at 42 mins (2012-02-21 18:13:07 GMT)
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Hmmm
this seems to be based in Colombia though not Gambia!!
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Note added at 44 mins (2012-02-21 18:14:44 GMT)
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another finding
Five NDEA Officers Back From Germany - WOW Gambia
wow.gm/africa/gambia/.../five-ndea-officers-back-from-germany
25 Oct 2006 – ... of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) recently returned from ... drug offenders-proprietors of Car and Truck Import (CTI) company ...
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Note added at 45 mins (2012-02-21 18:16:25 GMT)
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nope,
not that ...Car and Truck Import
because:
Police Seized Two Kilograms Of Cocaine From Four Nigerian ...
www.freedomnewspaper.com/...Gambia...Cocaine...Drug.../Defa...
2 Aug 2010 – Breaking News: Gambia: Police Seized Two Kilograms Of Cocaine From ... who is a common guest at the National Drug Enforcement Agency, (NDEA) over ... who later detained them at the NDEA CTI Station in Bijilo for further ...
www.hsdl.org/?view&did=437653
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Drug Enforcement Administration. III-6 ...... USG's National Institute for Drug Abuse ... In Mexico, law enforcement agencies and military personnel significantly reduced the ...... 56. France. 13 February 1989. 31 December 1990. 57. Gambia. Accession ...... Police (CNP) and the Technical Investigative Body (CTI) in forensics, ...
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Note added at 42 mins (2012-02-21 18:13:07 GMT)
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Hmmm
this seems to be based in Colombia though not Gambia!!
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Note added at 44 mins (2012-02-21 18:14:44 GMT)
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another finding
Five NDEA Officers Back From Germany - WOW Gambia
wow.gm/africa/gambia/.../five-ndea-officers-back-from-germany
25 Oct 2006 – ... of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) recently returned from ... drug offenders-proprietors of Car and Truck Import (CTI) company ...
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Note added at 45 mins (2012-02-21 18:16:25 GMT)
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nope,
not that ...Car and Truck Import
because:
Police Seized Two Kilograms Of Cocaine From Four Nigerian ...
www.freedomnewspaper.com/...Gambia...Cocaine...Drug.../Defa...
2 Aug 2010 – Breaking News: Gambia: Police Seized Two Kilograms Of Cocaine From ... who is a common guest at the National Drug Enforcement Agency, (NDEA) over ... who later detained them at the NDEA CTI Station in Bijilo for further ...
Note from asker:
| You are also a great detective, Liz! Thanks a million! Manuel |
Discussion
I also have the impression that the CTI is a police force different from the others mentioned, but I cannot be sure what it means.
See here:
Gambia: Accused Person Testifies in Cocaine Case
...the witness told the Court that he cannot remember the exact date, but acknowledged that he was arrested on the 13th of May 2010 and since then he has been to three places; namely National Drug Enforcement Agency (CTI), National Intelligence Agency, and now at the Mile Two Central Prison.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201011010200.html