Over 100 officers from Devon and Cornwall police will be deployed in Northern Ireland next weekend to boost security at an annual meeting of the world's most powerful leaders.
A massive security operation will be under way at the Lough Erme resort in County Fermanagh where David Cameron, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and the other world leaders will meet to discuss and attempt to reconcile global issues at the G8 summit on June 17 and 18.
103 officers from Devon and Cornwall police force will be drafted to Northern Ireland alongside police units from all over the UK.
A Devon and Cornwall police spokesperson said the deployment will make little difference to local front line services: "Devon and Cornwall Police are deploying a number of officers to the G8 Summit taking place in June in Northern Ireland.
"Those officers deployed have all volunteered and will join other officers from police forces in the UK. We are working closely with the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the welfare and safety of our officers is a priority.
"Planning for G8 deployment has been going on for a number of months and there should be little if any impact on frontline policing during this time.
"As a Force, we are regularly asked to support national policing operations, such as last year's Olympics, so are well versed in planning for such events."
It is understood that officers from Truro will be sent to the G8 summit but they cannot be named due to security reasons.
It is estimated the security bill for the summit will top £50million which will be footed by central government.
