CANBERRA, ACT, March 22 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint media release between the Australian Defence Force, the AFP and Australian Border Force

Pacific heads of military, law enforcement, customs and immigration convened in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, this week for the seventh Joint Heads of Pacific Security (JHoPS) meeting from 18 to 20 March, 2025.

Established in 2019, JHoPS encompasses 24 Pacific island jurisdictions, two observer countries (the United States and Japan) and seven regional observer organisations.

The annual meeting provided a unique opportunity for regional security leaders to connect and drive Pacific-led responses to regional security challenges.

This year's them...