UNODC enhancing regional maritime security and law enforcement capacity

From 18-31 October at the advanced regional training centre in Seychelles the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) traveling team of experts facilitated two maritime rule of law exercises - MROLEX. The training looked at maritime security operations, ranging from vessel detection capabilities, legally-sound boarding procedures, the maintenance of maritime assets, and prosecution of maritime crime.

The thirty-two participants from Mauritius, Seychelles and Somalia who attended represented personnel from maritime law enforcement (coast guard, marines, police, customs), maritime maintenance (engineers from coast guard or police), prosecutors (either from ODPP for example or judiciary), and maritime domain awareness (watch standers who form part of national coast guard or police).

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