Officers of the Bermuda Police Service are engaged in a two-week training course geared at boosting their capacity in asset confiscation and financial crime investigation.

The course, which started on November 4 and concludes tomorrow, is being facilitated by Jason Aldridge and Ian Ball, of Britain’s National Crime Agency.

Officers from the financial crime unit, drugs unit, criminal investigation unit, the technology department and the community policing division are attending the training at the BPS headquarters at Prospect.

Acting Detective Superintendent Jason Smith, of the serious crime division, said: “This opportunity will result in our officers becoming more adept at investigating the activity of those engaging in financial activity for furtherance of criminal enterprise.

“This is imperative as the BPS plays a major role in protecting Bermuda’s reputation as a well-respected, financial jurisdiction.”

He added: “Bringing the facilitators to Bermuda has allowed for a much larger officer cohort to benefit from this initiative.

“This has resulted in significant cost savings, but more importantly, has widened the pool from which to draw as we work to address the aspect of criminal activity.”