The 6th Annual Police Executives Association Conference went off without a hitch, CNMI Ports Police chief Pius Helgen said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt went very, very well and very smoothly,\u201d Helgen said. In fact, they made a resolution congratulating and thinking the CNMI for being \u201ca wonderful host.\u201d<\/p>\n
Helgen said the conference was created to better ensure the safety and security of the community by comparing the different islands of Micronesia, he said. <\/p>\n
Some of the topics covered during the three-day conference were human trafficking, U.S. military buildup, regional drug trends and status reports.<\/p>\n
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial gave a welcome remark on the first day. <\/p>\n
Helgen said Guam was chosen as next year\u2019s host site. The date has not yet been set. <\/p>\n
During Wednesday\u2019s portion of the conference, DEA special agent Dan Holcolm said that over the past 10 years there has been a steady increase in \u201cice\u201d trafficking throughout Micronesia\u2014especially in the CNMI and Guam.<\/p>\n
\u201cPredominantly most of the \u2018ice\u2019 that we\u2019ve seen in this area, CNMI, is coming from mainland China,\u201d Holcom said.<\/p>\n
However, he noted, Guam and some other areas throughout Micronesia have \u201cice\u201d being smuggled from the U.S. mainland, the Philippines, Taiwan and Hawaii.<\/p>\n
He said the prices of \u201cice\u201d range from $200 to $400 a gram in Hawaii; $350 to $450 a gram in the CNMI, and $500 to $650 a gram in Guam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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