Georgetown: Twenty three (23) ranks from Police Divisions and Branches attended a one-week training programme on Technique for Investigation of Drug Trafficking which was held from Monday October 28 to Friday, November 01, 2013, at the Police Officers’ Training Centre, Eve Leary.
The training programme was aimed at enhancing the overall skill of members of the Guyana Police Force in conducting effective and successful interviews during the investigation process, and was coordinated by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force in collaboration with the Embassy of the French Republic in Suriname.
The facilitators of the training programme were drawn from the French Inter-Ministerial Center for Anti-Drug Training (CIFAD) based in Martinique and included a psychologist. This was the second training programme conducted by CIFAD in continuing efforts to improve the skill and knowledge of members of the Guyana Police Force in the ongoing collaboration between the two countries.
The first training programme was during January this year and focused on Crime Scene Investigation.
During brief remarks at the closing of the training programme the Police Liaison Officer at the French Embassy in Suriname, Mr. Jean Yves Le Clech, who has responsibility for both Suriname and Guyana, stated that the training programme was proof of the police cooperation between France and Guyana. This, he said, was especially in the light of the common policing problems of drug trafficking, illegal immigration and cross-border criminality within Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
He also emphasised that the focus during the training on the ability to conduct effective interviews is very essential, since while investigations may uncover evidence such as fingerprints at a crime scene, the proper interviewing of suspects may reveal information that is extremely vital to an ongoing investigation.
Senior Superintendent Leslie James expressed profound appreciation for the commitment shown by the French authorities in assisting the Force in its capacity building, and said that the police looked forward to their continued cooperation. He also said that the programme would complement the Police Force’s modernisation programme in terms of developing its people and urged the ranks to put the knowledge gained by way of the training programme to maximum use in order to enhance their investigative skill and ability.
The participating ranks were all presented with certificates.
CIFAD was established during 1992 and conducts training within the Caribbean, South America and Latin America.
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