Tuesday, May 18, 2010

40 ISF Officers Complete Counternarcotics Training with U.S. Experts

On April 26-29, 2010, forty Internal Security Force (ISF) officers received training on advanced counternarcotics enforcement, conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Beirut. Trainers from the DEA's International Training Section in Quantico, Virginia, working with their counterparts in the ISF and the Department of State's International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office, conducted the four-day course, which was a continuation of training that began in December 2008.
This course demonstrates the continued support for the Lebanese security forces by the United States to strengthen the capabilities and professionalism of the ISF as a vital institution of the Lebanese state. Since its inception in 2008, the U.S.-funded training program with the ISF has trained over 3900 ISF officers.