Saint Lucia and Martinique have pledged to work closer against cross-border crime after law enforcement representatives of both countries met earlier this month for a two-day conference in Fort de France. The conference focused on practical demonstrations in the field of criminal intelligence and analysis with a focus on trace sampling, a compilation of data and cross-checks, search and detection, drone surveillance, documentary fraud investigation with a focus on passports and ID cards and the treatment of weapons seized by the police. The two sides plan to have Zoom meetings every month and twice-yearly encounters in their resolve to increase