The 29th Conference of Heads of Customs Administrations in the Americas and the Caribbean (link in Spanish) was held in Bolivia between April 18 and 22, 2016.
Attended by representatives from more than 25 countries, the meeting tackled issues such as the modernization of customs procedures, the fight against drug trafficking, information exchange, and technical cooperation and assistance between organizations.
At the same time, a meeting was held between heads of customs administrations and the private sector, as was the 37th Meeting of the Multilateral Agreement on Mutual Assistance for Directors General of Customs of Latin America, Spain and Portugal (COMALEP).