Dar es Salaam, Sept. 17 -- East African Community (EAC) member states are reportedly still grappling with threats of cross border crimes.
The most common cross-border crimes affecting the region include human trafficking, mineral smuggling, piracy, poaching and cyber related offences.
Opening a two-day Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO) Secretariat's meeting here yesterday, Tanzania's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Simon Sirro noted that the region remains prone to cross-border crimes despite heightened security in respective countries' borders.
IGP Sirro who will assume the organisation's chair from Sudanese Abil Mohammed Ahmed Bashair this Thursday noted that the region remains subjected to cross-border c...