Pacific Law Enforcement Agencies Attend INTERPOL Project Blue Pacific Training in Fiji

Representatives from eleven Pacific law enforcement agencies, including the Samoa Police, Prisons & Corrections Services (SPPCS), are attending a training session under the INTERPOL HQ Project Blue Pacific at the Nadi Police Station. Supported by the Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office/National Crime Agency, and the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police, Project Blue Pacific aims to establish a formal regional network for enhanced information sharing and security.

Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew welcomed participants from Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Fiji. “Fiji is committed to supporting all efforts to strengthen regional capabilities in responding to crime and security threats,” he said.

The training focuses on INTERPOL Policing Capabilities for Pacific National Central Bureaus and Effective Presentation Skills. Representing SPPCS are Detective Senior Sergeant John Faanuualii and Senior Sergeant Nofoasaefa Farani.