Fiji, Oct. 27 -- -The United States has announced more than US$44 million in new security programmes for the Pacific, including investments in maritime surveillance, drug interdiction, border security and investigations into transnational crime.
The commitments were announced at the inaugural U.S-Pacific Islands Conference of Police Ministers (COPMIN), held in Los Angeles on 21- 22 October, bringing together Pacific police ministers and senior officials, regional organisations and security partners from Australia, New Zealand and France.
The United States says the funding will target criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, money laundering, cybercrime and illegal fishing, while strengthening law enforcement cooperation across the ...