SICA-CASAC delivered training courses with the objective of assisting Central American States strengthen national Customs and police operative capacities to detect and intercept small arms and parts and components hidden in containers and luggage. The course has both theoretical and practical modules and it was designed as a response to the illicit trafficking modus operandi of smuggling small arms and parts and components in small shipment through entry points (airports, ports, and land checkpoints). That is, the so-called 'ant trade'. The training provided also aimed to develop interinstitutional coordination and reaction protocols among relevant authorities in the face of detected and intercepted illicit trafficking operations.