Last week, the SEACOP team wrapped up its outreach meetings to the Caribbean.
Team Leader Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Karen Clarke held a successful final meeting in Trinidad and Tobago where they met with National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds, in the presence of H.E. Peter Cavendish, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union.
In a ministry’s statement, Hinds emphasised the importance of SEACOP to the safety and security of not only Trinidad and Tobago, but to the wider world, and underscored his country’s commitment to the success of the project.
Over the last 10 years, SEACOP has provided support to a number of institutions fighting transnational organised crime in Trinidad and Tobago, leading to a significant rise in the number of seizures of illicit goods. Most specifically, the project has delivered training, equipment and relevant tools to the local Maritime Intelligence Unit, the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU).
