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Dolan: COPES 2015 is a real great partnership between the government of Peru,

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the WCO and the U.S.,

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both the U.S. mission here in Lima,

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as well as our team back in headquarters.

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But really, the initiative itself started many years ago in 2010.

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We, as the U.S., really had a lot of practices

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we wanted to share with the WCO members.

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Thomas: The Customs from Peru seems to be very interested in the project

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and also we have very good condition to test this training,

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because of the cooperation existing for many years with the U.S.

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and that makes that idea to work in partnership

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and for us, the work of the U.S. CBP and the U.S. Embassy in Lima

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helps us to communicate our message and speak the same language.

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Dolan: We've been working with them through capacity building and training

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and technical assistance and they've been making more seizures than ever before.

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So a program like this, coming in behind this experience of them

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now making more seizures will actually help them better secure those seizures

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and have a more accountable process,

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ultimately leading to better prosecutions and results.

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And then finally, we are going to continue to work with them

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as we go forward and also share our experiences with them

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to see just how far they can take it.