The U.S. Embassy INL Rule of Law Program organized a Training Deployment for Montenegrin officials with a focus on international financial investigations.
While in Miami, Florida, representatives from the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Special Police Team and State’s Administration for Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing met with a series of officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations and the Coast Guard, where they were introduced with comprehensive actions and contemporary techniques used to fight drug, arms, and immigrants smuggling.
They also met with the Micosukee tribal police officers, who made a presentation of their small fleet of air boats used to patrol the Everglades swamp, where the landscape conditions are similar to Lake Skadar.
The group continues their visit to the British Virgin Islands, a recognized internationally as one of the main centers for financial services, with an objective to forge strong relations with institutions in charge of international cooperation, financial investigations and the fight against money laundering.
