U.S. And Caribbean Law Enforcement Target Criminal Money Networks

U.S. and Caribbean law enforcement officials met in Trinidad and Tobago on October 30th to strengthen cross-border investigations into money laundering, trace criminal assets, and disrupt the financial networks that fuel organized crime.

The U.S. Embassy in Port of Spain, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Trinidad and Tobago’s Strategic Services Agency (SSA) hosted the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Alumni Workshop on Money Laundering Investigations at the National Security Training Academy in Cumuto, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown. The hybrid workshop brought together officials from Trinidad and Tobago and the Eastern Caribbean who had completed ILEA training in financial investigations and asset forfeiture.

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“Criminals don’t respect borders. Money that moves through Trinidad and Tobago today can be in Castries tomorrow and Bridgetown next week,” said U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Philip Kern. “When we take away criminals’ money, we take away their power to recruit, arm themselves, and corrupt the institutions that stand in their way.”