Fiji Police Boss Opens INTERPOL Instructor Course to Tackle Pacific Crime Threats

Fiji’s Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu, has officially opened the INTERPOL Instructor Development Course (IDC) under Project Blue Pacific, calling for stronger regional cooperation in the face of rising transnational and organised crime.

The workshop, held at Novotel Hotel in Nadi, brings together law enforcement instructors from across the Pacific—including Kiribati, Palau, Nauru, Micronesia, Tonga, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji—for a week of intensive training in modern policing methods.

Commissioner Tudravu praised the strategic partnership behind the initiative, thanking the Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police, and the British Government for their support, and the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police for their oversight.

“Our region, our nations, communities, and people are at risk. Transnational and organised crime is a significant security issue, with consistent calls made for more collaboration, more integration and a more holistic approach towards addressing shared security challenges,” he said.

Delivered by experts from the INTERPOL Capacity Building and Training Directorate, the course equips Pacific officers with skills in training design and delivery, using INTERPOL systems, case studies, and scenario-based learning.

Tudravu underscored the importance of ensuring that lessons from the course are cascaded down to frontline officers, noting that “whatever you learn here must be applied to serve our community better.”

The weeklong workshop concludes this Friday.