Combating Transnational Crime

Combating transnational crime, drugs and training opportunities dominated discussions between the Commissioner of Police Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho and the Australian Federal Police's Senior Liaison Officer Detective Superintendent Adrian Morton during a courtesy call yesterday.

Det. Sup. Morton is the AFP’s newly appointed Senior Liaison Officer based in Suva tasked with overseeing and exploring opportunities to work alongside Fijian and Pacific law enforcement officials and to further strengthen Australian, Fijian and Pacific partnerships.

The Commissioner of Police also acknowledged Australia's support towards the professional growth of Fijian Police officers having undergone further studies at a number of Australia's leading learning institutions.

Brig-Gen Qiliho said tackling transnational crimes and drugs were two main priorities as it impacted the security landscape not only in Fiji but the Pacific region.

Det. Sup. Morton said the AFP would continue to render necessary support to the Fiji Police Force in tackling transnational crimes, as its borderless nature needed a collaborative solution.

“There is no one agency or country that can tackle these problems because it is transnational where they skate around logistics and law, cross jurisdictions and communications".

"The strengthening of our partnerships is important not only for our two countries but the wider Pacific region".

Detective Superintendent Adrian Morton has delivered high impact results across transnational crime, national security and protection law enforcement domains in both Australia and Internationally.

He was accompanied by AFP's Detective Sergeant Christopher Burgess.