Seychelles advances port security with UNODC-WCO Container Control Training |25 March 2025

UNODC Regional Representative, Ashita Mittal

Seychelles is reinforcing efforts to enhance supply chain security and combat illicit trade through the second phase of the Container Control Programme – Port Control Unit theoretical training, led by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organisation.

The opening ceremony, held at the National Museum conference room yesterday morning, marked the launch of an intensive two-week training programme, a significant milestone for the Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC) as it continues to strengthen its capabilities in trade enforcement.

Key stakeholders, including the Seychelles Police Force, the department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Seychelles Ports Authority, are actively participating in this initiative, further solidifying inter-agency collaboration.

Law enforcement expert, Edmund Landy Tei, gave a brief rundown of the first phase, explaining that it was mostly to build the capacity of the participants on how to analyse maritime commercial documents, look at illicit commodities and identify them in a classroom setting.  The two weeks will be more practical, involving going to the field to put into practice what was learned during the theoretical training of the first phase.

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