Police recruits exposed to training in Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery

NEW RECRUITS to the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) last Friday, August 22, 2025, concluded a week-long specialized training programme in Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery.

In a release, the RSVGPF stated that the Regional Security System, in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Unit of St Vincent and the Grenadines, successfully conducted the training programme, noting that this was a joint effort to strengthen law enforcement capabilities.

Coordinated through the office of the Commissioner of Police, Enville Williams, the training, held from August, 18-22, 2025, was delivered by experts and practitioners in the area of Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery.

Held at the RSVGPF’s Training School Academy at Belair, the recruits were introduced to financial investigation tools and asset recovery mechanisms such as compulsory and provisional orders, cash summary proceedings, civil recovery, and confiscation. The training also exposed the recruits to such essential topics as digital evidence handling, open source investigations and case management.

The RSVGPF said the initiative is part of an ongoing commitment of the Regional Security System through the Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) to incorporate financial investigations into all aspects of crime fighting.

“It marks an ongoing partnership between the ARU and the Financial Intelligence Units across the RSS sub-region to promote knowledge sharing and capacity building aimed at introducing an alternative approach to crime fighting that focuses on taking the benefit from crime.”

The training showed a high level of commitment with the Director and Deputy Director of Financial Intelligence delivering presentations and sharing their experiences with the recruits who have expressed great appreciation for the work being done and the early exposure to this specialized area to help in their crime-fighting efforts, the release also stated.

The RSS, represented by the Director of the Asset Recovery Unit, Kisha Sutherland, and Financial Investigations Advisor, Javed Rebeiro expressed thanks to the Commissioner of Police, director and staff of the Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Commandant and staff of the Training School for the great levels of cooperation demonstrated and investment in strengthening the personnel capacity of law enforcement officers in St Vincent and the Grenadines.