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US and Maldives Sign Agreement to Curb Narcotics and Terrorism TraffickingCustoms Cooperation Agreement • July 18th, 2024
The United States and Maldives signed an agreement in January that will significantly boost the Maldives’ ability to combat illegal drug and arms trafficking through a state of the art customs communications system. The agreement enables Maldives to participate in the Customs Asia Pacific Enforcement Report System (CAPERS). The CAPERS network allows participating customs administrations to communicate instantly on national security and anti- terrorism ‘issues. There are currently 25 countries participating in the network in various locations in the Pacific, Caribbean, and North America. “The commerce that links our two nations must be protected from illegal trade, narcotics smuggling and terrorism. CAPERS will help strengthen and safeguard our trade relationship;’ said Jeffrey Lunstead, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
