FBI Training For 3 Drug-Busters In Bangkok
By Sonia K.

Bandar Seri Begawan - Three officials from the Narcotics Control Bureau recently attended a course on Crime Scene Investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Bangkok.

These course attendees represent the 200th, 201st and 202nd participants from the Brunei law enforcement community to have attended ILEA.

The US Embassy has coordinated with 11 different departments to send students for a variety of law enforcement, management, or counter-terrorism related courses.

After meeting with the course attendees, US Ambassador Emil Skodon said, "The fact 200 Bruneians have participated in ILEA courses is a significant symbol of the Bruneian government's commitment to world-class professional law enforcement standards. The US Government is pleased that we have been able to assist Brunei's law enforcement agencies in maintaining and upgrading their expertise through ILEA training courses,, and we plan to continue to do so".

The participants were pleased with the course, describing it as "hands-on" and having learnt many new techniques. From November 27 to December 8, the three officials, Awg Rahaman bin Haji Panjang, Mohd Izman bin Hj Tarip and Bismil bin Hj Abu Bakar, actively participated in lectures and practical exercises at the academy.

The participants also studied proper techniques of locating, recognising, documenting, collecting and preserving items of evidence.

The main focus of the course was on the recognition of scientific and evidently value those items most commonly encountered at the scene of serious offences.

The two-week course was sponsored by the US Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security and designed to enhance the capabilities of law enforcement officers who are responsible for investigations at the scenes of major crimes. ILEA Bangkok was established in 1999 as a joint US-Thai initiative.

Its objective is to support criminal justice institution-building in Asia, and strengthen cooperation amongst the law enforcement communities of Asian nations and the US. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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