The visit, organized and financed at the invitation of the British Ministry of the Interior (International Operations Office of the Americas Region), was carried out by a delegation from the National Customs Authority of Panama, led by its Director General Tayra Barsallo, who was accompanied by the Innovation and Technology Advisor, Ivette Villalaz, and Gabriel Tuñón from The Risk Analysis Office, studies innovative aspects in customs operations and shares experiences with various departments in the Ministry.

The visit began with a meeting with the Special Confined Space Inspection Group, a team that is highly skilled in search methodologies with innovative tools in the European Union.

There was also a visit to the Pole Star company in the city of London, which specializes in providing ship and container tracking services. Next, the Panamanian customs team met with Baroness Gloria Hooper, who is a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament and President of the British Parliamentary Commission for Latin America, and discussed the progress and future stages of the project. oversight at the ANA, with which the UK has collaborated actively.

The customs group met with the Home Office’s Director of Migration and International Operations, where Mr. Mark Taylor, Assistant Director of International Operations for the Americas, participated, and explanations were made of the mutually beneficial relationship between the ANA and the Home Office. .

British ports visited: Felixstowe and the port of Dover: in Felixstowe the types of training for customs agents and border controllers are presented and in the port of Dover the organization, work procedures, training and certification for all agents.