the unodc-wco container control programme transnational organized crime
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The UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme
Transnational Organized Crime
Criminal Markets
Illicit trafficking Trafficking in Stolen Vehicles, global more
than 3.000.000 records of reported stolen motor vehicles.
Tobacco Smuggling Illicit Firearms Trafficking Illegal trafficking in flora and fauna and
waste
Crimes against persons Irregular migrants Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) Exploitation of children
Drugs and precursors Cocaine Heroin Synthetic Drugs Cannabis Pharmaceuticals, classified as drugs Drug precursors Financial Crime and other crimes against property Money Laundering Swindling and Fraud Counterfeiting and Forgery Organised Robberies, Burglaries and Theft Theft of cultural goodsInterpol estimates that art theft is the fourth largest criminal activity after drugs, money laundering and illegal arms trading.
Only 5 % of stolen arts recovered.
TOC Traditional forms of TOC
Heroine and cocaine trafficking
Extortion Human trafficking Migrant smuggling Firearms trafficking Money laundering
(Re-)emerging forms of TOC Trafficking in fraudulent
medicine Natural resource trafficking
Global environmental crime, worth up to USD 213 billion each year according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL. (report June 2014)
Counterfeit goods trafficking Cultural property trafficking Piracy Cybercrime ( computer
hacking, computer fraud or forgery (identity theft)
New players
TOC: Global
Selected Transnational Organized Crime Flows
Most TOC flows begin on one continent and end on another, often by means of a third, so only interventions at the scale of the problem – global – are likely to have a sustained effect.
- The Globalization of Crime, UNODC 2010
Heroin destinations
Opiates
Main global cocaine flows
Cocaine
Main global methamphetamine flows
Methamphetamine
Responding to TOC
An effective response must be Global, integrated and coordinated Strategic: including policy and operations in combating
TOC Comprehensive: Addressing all aspects of the “value
chain”
• UNTOC’s contribution:
Facilitation of regional and international cooperation Facilitation of legitimate trade, coordination and
communication between actors Offer tools that are flexible, practical and effective
UNODC Objectives
To assist the UN in issues of:
illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs; crime prevention and criminal justice; international terrorism; corruption.
UNODC Mandate The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs, transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption, and is the guardian of most of the related conventions, particularly:
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its three protocols (against trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in firearms);
The United Nations Convention against Corruption;
The international drug control conventions.
The three pillars of UNODC’s work are:
Research and analytical work;
Normative work; and
Field-based technical cooperation projects.
Overview
Success story of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme• UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) expanded to 9
geographical regions.• 20 countries have fully operational Port Control Units (50 Ports
participate). • In 30 countries, the Programme is engaging with relevant authorities to
establish Port Control Units and deliver tailor-made training. • In 2013, 56 training workshops, study tours and mentorships took place.
553 Enforcement officials from different Enforcement Agencies were trained.• Results of the programme in 2013: 23444 kg cocaine, 6422 kg
cannabis,1277 kg heroin, 60,883 kg tramadol and 725 kg ivory. • Large quantities of counterfeit goods (119 containers detained), medicines,
cigarettes, stolen cars and e-waste were also seized in 2013. • There was a significant increase in seized illicit goods in 2013 compared to
the year 2012.
20 operational countries
Benin Ghana Senegal #Togo
AlbaniaGeorgiaMontenegroPakistan #
Afghanistan #ArmeniaAzerbaijanBosnia HerzegovinaKazakhstanMoldovaTajikistanTurkmenistanUkraineUzbekistan #
Cape VerdeEgypt #IraqMoroccoOmanYemen
ArgentinaBrazilChile
BangladeshIndia #IndonesiaMalaysiaNepalPhilippinesThailand #Vietnam
Regional structure- Staff #
Kenya #TanzaniaUganda
MaldivesSri Lanka
30 funded countries
Costa Rica Dominican Republic
Ecuador Guatemala
GuyanaJ amaica
Panama # ParaguaySuriname
Benin Ghana
Senegal #Togo
AlbaniaAzerbaijan
GeorgiaMontenegroPakistan #
Afghanistan #Armenia
Bosnia HerzegovinaKazakhstan
MoldovaTajikistan
TurkmenistanUkraine
Uzbekistan #
Cape VerdeEgypt #
I raqI vory Coast
MoroccoOmanYemen
ArgentinaBrazilChile
BangladeshI ndia #
I ndonesiaMalaysia
NepalPhilippinesThailand #
Vietnam
Regional structure- Staff #
Kenya #TanzaniaUganda
MaldivesSri Lanka
2015: 750 mill. container throughput
The Challenge
Establishment of Container Profiling Units to identify high-risk containers;
Risk management based controls;
Enhanced Partnership with the Private Sector to facilitate legal trade.
Less than 2%inspected
UNODC-WCO CCP Objectives
Participating Enforcement Agencies in the Joint Port Control Unit
Customs Ministry of Transport (Port Authority) Police National Security Agencies Other Enforcement Agencies
Formal Agreements between Government and UNODC;
Technical Needs Assessments;
Inter-agency agreements;
WCO ContainerCOMM – global secure information sharing.
Sustainability Elements
Available in several languages
WCO ContainerCOMM
Three types of messages:
Warning;
Feedback;
Seizure.
Training Elements
Advanced information from cargo manifests/ Bill of Lading (pre-arrival , pre-departure phase);
Entry including transhipments and export.
Customs declarations
Proactive use of electronic Cargo Data Systems;
Effective use of WCO tools and open sources;
Active cooperation with the private sector.
Risk management based profiling techniques Risk Analysis (targeting)– Commercial Cargo
Documents
Cocaine: 90000 kg seized
Cannabis: 55 metric tons
Precursor Chemicals:
1240 metric tons
Heroin: 2550 kg seized
Some facts since start of the CCP Programme to date
Counterfeit goods: In total More than 300 containers detained
by the Port Control Units
Protected Timber/ Ivory seizures CITES , cigarettes and alcohol.
Global expansion of WCO ContainerCOMM to ports outside the CCP to enhance port-to-port communication;
Intensified use of WCO Regional Training Centers, and WCO tools such as the WCO Cargo targeting System
Expanding the programme to the Air cargo sector ( in preparation);
Expanding CCP in Asia, East and North Africa; Facilitation/accreditation of trainers; Private sector cooperation; Anti - Corruption – Human Rights; Connecting prosecutors – Latin America and Europe; Basic evidence handling;
Future Strategy
For further information:
Nicole MaricCrime Prevention ExpertTel: [email protected]
THANK YOU
For further information concerning the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme:
Norbert Steilen WCO Programme manager CCP [email protected]