The BVI Beacon Customs and Immigration chiefs appear before Commission of Inquiry Customs Commissioner Wade Smith and Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn, the heads of the territoryâs two biggest border enforcement agencies, sat before the Commission of Inquiry on June 23 and … In his June 23 testimony before the Commission of Inquiry, Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn said his department had investigated at least two complaints of abuse of power or other matters of dishonesty over the last three years, but neither investigation found anything incriminating. (Screenshot: COI) Customs Commissioner Wade Smith and Chief Immigration Officer Ian Penn, the heads of the territoryâs two biggest border enforcement agencies, sat before the Commission of Inquiry on June 23 and explained funding and staffing processes as well as how they investigate matters of suspected corruption, abuse or dishonesty within their ranks.Â