Egypt and U.S. agencies share knowledge to combat fraudulent document

CAIRO - 4 July 2018: Egyptian experts met last week with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) experts in Alexandria to exchange knowledge and explore best practices in combating fraudulent document proliferation.

HSI experts introduced for the first time in Egypt the Forensic Laboratory (FL) archive, the only crime laboratory in the United States that specializes in documentation and scientific research in travel documents, identity and related issues. FL was approved by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and Laboratory Accreditation Board.

"This training and joint consultation reflect the strong and enduring security partnership the United States enjoys with Egypt,” said U.S. Embassy in Cairo’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Dorothy Shea, who visited the gathering of American and Egyptian experts.

"The knowledge shared between our two nations’ premier customs enforcement and investigation units, and the joint inspection of documents with experts from the Forensic Laboratory will make both our peoples safer and our borders more secure,” Shea explained.