The Caribbean Regional Drug Law Enforcement Training Centre (Redtrac) at Twickenham Park, St Catherine, has been at the forefront of the regional fight against drugs over the past 10 years. Given a mandate in 1996 to serve the law enforcement needs of different drug control agencies in 18 English-speaking Caribbean countries, the centre has effectively carried out its role of training police, customs, military, port security, immigration officers and computer technology personnel. Over the 10 years, 1996 to 2006, a total of 5194 law enforcement officers across the Caribbean, including 3644 Jamaicans, have been trained at the centre.

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