Follow-Up: Inaugural U.S.-Pacific Islands Police Ministers Conference Closes in Los Angeles With Over $44 Million in New Law Enforcement Funding

The U.S. Department of State issued a fact sheet on Oct. 22 detailing the outcomes of the inaugural U.S.-Pacific Islands Conference of Police Ministers (COPMIN), held Oct. 21-22 in Los Angeles. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Kevin Lunday co-chaired the ministerial with Palau Minister of Justice Jennifer Olegeriil, and Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs F. Cartwright Weiland led the U.S. delegation, joined by senior officials from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Treasury and other agencies.

According to the fact sheet, the United States announced more than $44 million in new funding to support law enforcement cooperation with Pacific Island countries, including $4 million for the RIPTIDE program, $7 million for the Aumoana regional center in Palau, approximately $5.5 million for Shared Waters, $4.5 million for Project Kanaloa, $5 million for EPIC, $5 million for PACIFIC and $5 million for INSPIRE, among other initiatives.

The conference focused on drug trafficking, maritime and port security, cyber-enabled fraud and illicit finance, and included a cross-regional roundtable with officials from Ecuador and the Philippine Coast Guard. Pacific officials also visited the Port of Long Beach, where U.S. Customs and Border Protection demonstrated drug detection technology.

Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)

Photo: 图：Long Beach 港。照片：formulanone，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Port of Long Beach. Photo: formulanone, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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