The General Authority of Customs (GAC) concluded yesterday a workshop on Programme Global Shields (PGS) which saw the participation of some of the best experts from the World Customs Organization. Some 60 participants from the region's different customs authorities participated in the workshop.
The General Authority of Customs said that the workshop aimed to discuss security threats related with commerce, and how customs authorities can deal with them in the light of the political turmoil in many of the world's regions.
The head of the training evaluation department at the General Authority of Customs Abdulrahman Al Kuwari said that one of their main goals in training is the protection of society. He added that the goal of PGS by the World Customs Organization was to target criminal groups that use cargo shipments to smuggle chemical materials and use it in making improvised explosive devices (IED).
The programme also directs different customs authority on how to deal with such situations.
