ONE-OF-A-KIND DIVE TRAINING COMBATTING MARITIME THREATS IN THE PACIFIC

CANBERRA, ACT, May 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

Editor's note: Images from the training are available via Hightail.

The AFP and French Armed Forces in French Polynesia (FAPF) have joined forces to deliver specialised training to Kiribati police divers to help combat maritime threats, particularly illicit drug trafficking in the Pacific.

Twelve members from Kiribati Maritime Police travelled to Tahiti in French Polynesia for an Investigative Diving Team course focused on boosting counter narcotics operations by using underwater inspection techniques to detect illicit cargo.

The FAPF led the training, with two AFP diving instructors on hand to share their expertise. The AFP also provided financial a...