Vanuatu Police Force
Law enforcement agency
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The Vanuatu Police Force (Bislama: Ni-Vanuatu Polis; VPF) is the national law enforcement of Vanuatu. The VPF is headquartered in Port Vila and has two specialised arms: a small para-military force, the Vanuatu Mobile Force, and a maritime force, the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing.
| Vanuatu Police Force Ni-Vanuatu Polis | |
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Flag for Vanuatu Police Force | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Vanuatu |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Port Vila |
| Child agency | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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History
Vanuatu has provided police officers to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands since July 2003.[1] Ni-Vanuatu police officer Benson Samuels is contingent commander of the ni-Vanuatu police serving as part of RAMSI's Participating Police Force (PPF). In a 2006 interview Police Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Lui Patu Navoko voiced support for the idea that Vanuatu would benefit from having a National Security Council.[2]
Organisation
Maritime Wing
The Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing currently operates a single Guardian-class patrol boat, RVS Takuare, as well as a variety of small craft including the Australian supplied RVS Mataweli.[3] The Maritime wing primarily operates from RVS Mala outside of Port Vila, an Australian funded base which has a large wharf able to host both Australian and Ni-Vanuatu vessels.[4] Until 2021 the wing operated a single Pacific Forum-class patrol boat, RVS Tukoro.
Police Commissioners of Vanuatu
- Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Coulton (2002[5])
- Lui Patu Navoko (2002-29 September 2009)
- Lieutenant Joshua Bong (29 September 2009-October 2012)[6]
- Arthur Caulton (October 2012-)[7]