Navy conducts VBSS course for foreign defence partners

A Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Course for the Coast Guard, Police and Customs officials of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines was held at the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) Headquarters in Trincomalee on November 19. The opening address was delivered in the presence of Captain Aruna Weerasinghe, the Commanding Officer Special Boat Squadron and the Maritime Law Enforcement mentors from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme.

The two week-long course organized for the third time by the Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime Programme was attended by eight Customs Officers from Indonesia, eight Coast Guard Officers from Malaysia, two Coast Guards and two Police officers from the Philippines. During the VBSS course, the participants are expected to hone their knowledge mainly on drug identification, drug transferring methods, planning, preparation and boarding procedures.