Amid a recent surge in gun violence, a training course that aims to reduce trafficking of illegal firearms into Saint Lucia began here Tuesday for police officers, Customs and Excise officials, representatives of the postal service, and air and seaports staff. The four-day course, funded by the German government, is being presented by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). Deputy Permanent Secretary in Saint Lucia's Ministry of Home Affairs, Ricky Quinlan, in an address to participants, described the training as 'one of the best things that