FRCS and UNODC Reaffirm Partnership to Boost Pacific Border Security

The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) met with Mr. David O’Connell, Border Management Branch Asia Coordinator and Maritime Lead and Mr. Tuna Bozalan, Programme Officer of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to reaffirm its ongoing support and collaboration in strengthening border security across Fiji and the wider Pacific region.

The engagement underscored the continued partnership between FRCS and UNODC in enhancing maritime compliance and combating transnational organized crime throughout the Blue Pacific. Both parties acknowledged the critical role of coordinated enforcement in safeguarding regional borders against illicit trade and cross-border criminal activity.

FRCS reiterated its commitment to working closely with other law enforcement agencies, both domestically and regionally, to strengthen intelligence-sharing, operational coordination, and capacity-building initiatives aimed at securing the region’s borders.

FRCS acknowledged the productive and longstanding relationship with UNODC, noting that continued cooperation remains vital to protecting Fiji and the Pacific from the evolving threats posed by transnational organized crime.