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| An officer with Colombia’s Administrative Security Police logs in evidence seized during a joint investigation with Diplomatic Security that shut down a human trafficking ring in Cali, Colombia. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. | One of DS’s most successful joint investigations was conducted with Indonesian police, who arrested more 128 individuals and seized hundreds of fraudulent documents and computer-related tools used to counterfeit visas and passports. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. |
DS special agents prepare to enter a suspect’s residence during a training exercise. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. |
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| DS regional security officers and foreign service national investigators helped return 113 fugitives to the United States to face justice in 2007. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. |
In 2007, DS made or assisted in the arrests of 1,956 individuals, a record for the bureau. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. |
Diplomatic Security’s assistant regional security officer-investigator in Lagos helped Nigerian authorities shut down a document counterfeiting operation and seize these fake visas, passports and visa foils. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PHOTO. |