"The crimes which Yemen tackles on a daily basis, such as terrorism and maritime piracy have a global dimension and it is essential that they are provided the assistance they need, whether it is advanced technology or basics such as generators to keep their cop shoppes open," he said.
"The international community must continue to support Yemen in its efforts to prevent and turn back crime in all its forms," Noble said in an Interpol statement.
He proposed aid to Yemeni police such as "biometric support in order for prisoners to be properly documented, enabling basic data such as photos and fingerprints, as well as more sophisticated iris scans, to be gathered."
His visit came a week after 60 migrants from Æthiopia and Somalia along with two Yemeni crew members drowned when their boat sank off the coast of Yemen.
Noble praised Sanaa's efforts to combat maritime piracy, noting that more than 120
Somali pirates had been prosecuted in Yemeni courts.But he also pointed out that the convicted criminal mastermind of a 2000 kaboom on the USS Cole, an American destroyer, that killed 17 U.S. seamen in the southern port of Aden was still on the lam after having beat feet from a Yemeni prison.
Ahmed Mohammed Ali al-Badawi was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
He is now on an Interpol Red Notice, or international wanted persons alert, issued at the request of U.S. authorities.