For some reason Jason Bourne didn't sweep me away that day

While I was in Cartagena last October, INTERPOL happened to be having a conference there at the same time! Sadly, I did not meet any international super spies (at least not that I'm aware of, although now looking back, I did meet these three guys whose back stories didn't quite align...but that is a tale for another day...).

Naturally, the Colombians took that opportunity to showcase their own National Police Force. Let's have a look.

Here I am holding a gun! Of course, they did not let anyone shoot it, BUT the scope was really cool! Who knew those things were so powerful?! You want to see the expression on someone's face two blocks away? No problem.

Now this is the cutest little surveillance drone there ever was. It flew around the plaza overhead, all the while feeding a live video to an iPad that one of the police men was holding. When are they going to make these for personal use? I could really use some eyes in the sky when I am trying to find a parking spot in a crowded lot. You know? Also, the paparazzi, I'd bet, would love to have one of these. Let's commercialize them already!

Here are some more firearms, and, in the brief case, the Eye Ball R1. You know those cartoons where the creepy character pops his eye out and rolls it into the next room to look around without actually being there? It's like someone at Remington was watching that and then thought to himself, "If only my tactical team could do that." POOF. Wish. Granted. That's the R1.

The riot police showing some love! They were even letting people try on the gear! I did not partake. It was so freaking hot I don't know how anyone managed to wear long pants, much less riot gear.

Even the horses wear special gear! A word of advice to the Colombian National Police for next year's showcase: choose not to bring four horses. It's a tad apocalyptic. I think you might be sending the wrong message.

Of course, horses aren't the only way to get around- gotta have some wheels! Why does that second car look like something out of the 80's?

And now I leave you with one more bonus photo, because who doesn't love girls with guns? ;)