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\nThe week-long opportunity built on an INL-funded study tour to PortMiami in February, which introduced Bahamian officials to PortMiami\u2019s holistic, multiagency, multi-stakeholder approach to port security.\u00a0 The September follow-on training covered specific topics in greater detail including:\u00a0 cargo targeting and tracking, landed quantity verification, container concealment, cargo concealment, active inspections, and internal conspiracies.<\/p>\nIn addition to learning about CBP\u2019s layered approach to seaport operations in Miami, the week-long advanced training provided the Bahamian delegation with the opportunity to brief their law enforcement counterparts, including members of the Miami-Dade Auto Theft Task Force, on container smuggling trends in The Bahamas.\u00a0 The two-way information exchange highlighted topics of mutual concern in port security, including how to interdict stolen vehicles and illicit firearms bound for the Caribbean.<\/p>\n
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The Contraband Enforcement School trainers addressed mutual concerns through a hands-on container inspection during which participants learned how CBP targets and identifies illicit outbound firearms.\u00a0 As part of the inspection, the Bahamian participants assisted CBP officers in uncovering a contraband firearm in a container bound for Honduras.\u00a0 The firearm was hidden in a cardboard box filled with used clothing, toys, and beauty products that was part of a 40ft container filled with household effects.<\/p>\n
One Bahamian participant noted that the enforcement school \u201cexceeded expectations.\u201d\u00a0 Another said he appreciated how \u201cforthright\u201d and \u201cgenuine\u201d the CBP trainers were with the delegation, not only about best practices, but also about challenges, adding that \u201cnothing was sugar coated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funding for the port security program was provided under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.\u00a0 The program paves the way for future cooperation between The Bahamas and PortMiami\u2014both on an operational level as well as on topics of shared concern and jurisdiction such as maritime enforcement and cruise operations\/security.<\/p>\n
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