Commissioner General of Customs Honorable Ahmed Mohamed has today inaugurated the ‘Regional Cross Border Financial Investigation Training’ organized by US Homeland Security Investigations.
Speaking at the function held at Bandos Island Resort and Spa, as the Chief Guest of the Ceremony, Commissioner General expressed his gratitude for giving Maldives an opportunity to host such an important training.
Further focusing on the topic, Commissioner General stated that Cross Border Crimes, especially money laundering has become a major challenge in today’s world with its effect on the economy of a country especially to developing countries, debilitating as it hampers socio-economic development, and that border enforcement agencies, as a result of their duties and authorities, are well positioned to detect movement and smuggling of illicit proceeds. He also added that, with the “Anti-Money Laundering & Counter Terrorist Financing Act” coming into effect on 13th October 2014, this is the perfect time to have such a training in Maldives.
In concluding his remarks, Honorable Ahmed Mohamed expressed his best wishes to the participants for a very successful training programme. “I hope that this training program would give us the opportunity to focus on enforcement operations and investigation-focused issues to strengthen information sharing mechanisms and increase international collaboration on cross border financial investigations specially related to money laundering activities.” Commissioner General concluded.
Commissioner General inaugurates Regional Cross Border Financial Investigation Training
