Police, customs officers undergo US-led training to tighten port security

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The participants in the International Passenger Identification Training Programme with (seated from left) Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Bryan Hunt and Force Training Officer Paul Williams. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy Georgetown)
The participants in the International Passenger Identification Training Programme with (seated from left) Crime Chief Seelall Persaud, US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Bryan Hunt and Force Training Officer Paul Williams. (Photo courtesy of US Embassy Georgetown)

Thirteen police and customs officers underwent training over the previous five days in how to detect fraudulent documents at ports of entry, among other areas, in a drive to tighten security.

The five-day International Passenger Interdiction Training (IPIT) Programme was a United States/Guyana partnership, under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI). The aim of CBSI is to have ongoing security cooperation in the Caribbean.

A release from the US Embassy yesterday stated that nine police officers, three Customs and Anti-Narcotic officers