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 goods

Interpol estimates that art theft is the fourth largest criminal activity after drugs, money laundering and illegal arms trading. Only 5 % of stolen arts recovered.

 Traditional forms of TOC  Heroine and cocaine trafficking  Extortion  Human trafficking  Migrant smuggling  Firearms trafficking  Money laundering  New players

TOC

 (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)

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

Methamphetamine

Main global methamphetamine flows

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.

 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 smuggling firearms); (against trafficking in persons, of migrants and trafficking in The United Corruption; Nations Convention against The international drug control conventions.

The three pillars of UNODC’s work are:

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Research and analytical work

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Normative work

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Field-based technical cooperation projects

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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.

Regional structure

- Staff #

Benin Ghana Senegal # Togo Cape Verde Egypt # Iraq Morocco Oman Yemen Benin Ghana Senegal # Togo Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Guyana Jamaica Panama # Paraguay Suriname Argentina Brazil Chile Brazil Chile Kenya # Tanzania Uganda Albania Georgia Montenegro Pakistan # Pakistan # Afghanistan # Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia Herzegovina Kazakhstan Moldova Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan # Maldives Sri Lanka Bangladesh India # Indonesia Malaysia Nepal Philippines Thailand # Vietnam

The Challenge

2015: 750 mill. container throughput

UNODC-WCO CCP Objectives

   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

Participating Enforcement Agencies in the Joint Port Control Unit

     Customs Ministry of Transport (Port Authority) Police National Security Agencies Other Enforcement Agencies

Sustainability Elements

 Formal Agreements between Government and UNODC;  Technical Needs Assessments;  Inter-agency agreements;  WCO ContainerCOMM – global secure information sharing.

WCO ContainerCOMM

Three types of messages:

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Warning;

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Feedback;

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Seizure.

Available in several languages

Training Elements

Risk management based profiling techniques Risk Analysis (targeting) – Commercial Cargo Documents

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Advanced information from cargo manifests/ Bill of Lading (pre-arrival , pre-departure phase);

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Entry including transhipments and export.

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Customs declarations

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Proactive use of electronic Cargo Data Systems;

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Effective use of WCO tools and open sources;

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Active cooperation with the private sector.

Some facts since start of the CCP Programme to date

Cocaine: 90000 kg seized Precursor Chemicals: 1240 metric tons Heroin: 2550 kg seized Cannabis: 55 metric tons

Counterfeit goods: In total More than 300 containers detained by the Port Control Units

Protected Timber/ Ivory seizures CITES , cigarettes and alcohol.

Future Strategy

 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;

THANK YOU

For further information:

Nicole Maric Crime Prevention Expert Tel: +43-1-26060-5477 [email protected]

www.unodc.org

For further information concerning the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme: Norbert Steilen WCO Programme manager CCP [email protected]