BVI fights against crime

The government of the British Virgin Islands is trying to lower the level of criminal activity in the BVI. As part of this attempt, a new one-week training course on combating different forms of drug smuggling and drug production was taken by BVI representatives.

The Caribbean Chemical Control Training Seminar was organised by the BVI Customs Department in collaboration with the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) and the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) dealing with the drug problem in the Americas.

However, the course in the BVI was attended not only by BVI representatives, but also by those from Anguilla, Barbados, St Lucia, Suriname and the Bahamas.

Officers from two departments – Customs and Police Departments participated in the training as well.

The course touched upon numerous topical issues, the most vital of which were the international framework for drug control, drug identification, using chemicals in the production of drugs, methods of smuggling the use of chemicals for drug production and officer safety, etc. Also, the use of special techniques to profile persons suspected in criminal activities were one of the central in the training.