The Korps Politie Suriname (KPS) has received new software and equipment from INTERPOL to enable it to identify stolen and lost passports more quickly. With this support, the INTERPOL NCB-Paramaribo department should be better able to detect the misuse of travel documents and exchange international information.
The support is being provided under Project Terminus, an initiative of INTERPOL’s United States National Central Bureau (USNCB) in Washington, implemented in cooperation with the United States Department of State.
Under this project, NCB-Paramaribo has received a laptop, special software and related facilities. These include the so-called SLTD Workbench, which gives the Surinamese police access to the international database of stolen and lost travel documents.
With this system, police officers can check travel documents and add information on missing or stolen passports to the international database. This should make it easier to identify persons who use unlawfully obtained travel documents.
INTERPOL official visits police chief
In connection with the capacity strengthening, INTERPOL official Enrique Palis, who works at the USNCB in Washington, paid a courtesy visit to police chief Melvin Pinas on Friday, October 16, 2026.
During the visit, Palis was accompanied by the head of INTERPOL NCB-Paramaribo, second-class police inspector Dwight Lee-A-Leong, and police major Desmond Wolf.
During the visit, support for the Surinamese police was central, with particular attention to improving the possibilities for checking internationally flagged travel documents.
Better approach to passport fraud
According to the KPS, the new equipment contributes to a more effective approach to the unlawful use of lost and stolen passports. When such documents are found, the Surinamese police, in cooperation with other INTERPOL member states, can take the necessary measures.
The police expect that strengthening NCB-Paramaribo will not only improve national investigative capacity, but also support international cooperation in combating cross-border crime.
The KPS has expressed its appreciation for the support and stressed that it remains committed to further strengthening international police cooperation.
