CUSTOMS & QUARANTINE AGENCY, GUAHAN Guahan's First Line of Defense • Protecting Our Island, Our People, Our Resources

Director 's Office

Doc. Re[ No. Cg!A-DIR-252-11

September 15, 2011

Memorandum

To:

From:

Subject:

Doris Flores Brooks, CPA, CGFM Public Auditor Office of Public Accountability

CQA Acting Director

CQA 2011 Citizen-Centric Report

Acting Director - Col. Raffaele M.J. Sgambelluri Acting Chief of Customs - Maj. Philip S.N. Taijeron Jr.

Hafa Adai. In accordance with Public Law 30-127, I am submitting the "CQA FY2011 Citizen-Centric Report" (attached). Additionally, please be advised that an electronic version (pdf) of the document had been sent to your staff on September 15, 2011. Thank you.

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Honorable Speaker, 315r Guam Legislature Honorable Senator Judith P Guthertz

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Mailing Address : 770 East Sunset Bou levard, Suite 240 Tiyan, Guahan 969 13 Executive Offic e: Suite C-270, A.B. Won Pat International Air Terminal, Tamuning, Guam 96913

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Citizen-Centric Re ort for CQA

Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency Fiscal Year 2011 PUBLISHED AUGUST 2011

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STRATEGIC GOALS The current Strategic Goals of the Guam Customs & Quarantine Agency in -volve: r Streamlining CQA operations order to effectively, efficiently, and expedi-

tiously process all inbound arriving commodities fo r the industry of com-merce.

, The purchase and acquisition of an automated Customs Management Sys-tem for all ports of entry th rough the assistance of U.S. Federal Grants Pro-grams.

r Modernizing the CQA Inspection Service Fees to better recover the cost of our services in today's economy.

'r Establishing a Fines, Fees, and Forfeitures Schedule for any import violations. , Establishing the CQA Pre-screening program for all imported commodities

through container vessels and air cargo. :r Recruitment of new CQA Cadets for the CQA Training Academy. where

they will be trained for the position of CQA Officers. Y. Modernizing CQA's technological and security capabilities through the inte-

gration of state of the art x-ray examination equipment in our airport and cargo operations.

r Automate the Property and Evidence Management System through the pur-chase and acquisition of state of the art software and computer manage-ment system.

OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE &

DEMOGRAPHICS 'r Inspection and Control Program Area - Consists of 50 Personnel

(SO Uniformed I I Civilian). > Maritime/Air Cargo Program Area - Consists of 31 Personnel (27

Uniformed I 4 Civilians). r Logistics and Support Division - Consists of I 3 Personnel (9

Uniformed I 4 Civilians). > Special Enforcement Program Area Consists of 28 Uniformed

Personnel. J;; Administrat ive Support Program Area -Consists of 8 Civilian

Personnel. .,_ Director's Office - Consists of 8 Personnel (7 Uniformed I I

Civilian)

For mon' information please visit the CQA Official website at www.cqa.guam.gov or contact t he 11irc·ctor's Office ( 671 ) 47) 6202 Administ ration (671) 47').6220. Logistics & Support (671) 47'i 6 l21, lnspcnion &: Cont rol 11ivis ic>n (671)642 ·8071/ 2,

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Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency Performance PA G E 3 Accomplishments and Initiatives

'r On December 21, 2009. the Government of Guam received a Notification of Provisional Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Interior granting CQA $470 thousand to purchase and acquire x -ray machines for our inspection operations at the ports of entry. CQA will be purchasing a Mobile X-Ray Van to conduct x-ray examinations on cargo anywhere on-island, a cargo Scan X-Ray Machine to conduct x-ray examinations of cargo arriving through the air cargo port of entry, and three Baggage Screening Systems to x-ray merchandise imported via passenger baggage as well as through the U.S. Post Office. The Invitation to Bid on these items is being developed for publication within the next few months.

, In March 20 I 0, CQA established the CQA Agricu lture Security Task Force (ASTF) to address increased concerns of invasive species and diseases making their way into Guam.

, In March 2010. the CQA Canine Training Academy (CTA) graduated its th ird Basic Canine Narcotic Detection Cycle adding four (4) new handlers co our K-9 Unit.

';; In April 20 I I , the CQA Training Section cross trained all CQA Uniformed Officers with Basic Radiation Training. The t raining was supported by the 94th Civilian Support Team, Guam Army National Guard. This training was conducted in response to the April Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster in Japan. The training was needed to screen imported commodities and mail from Japan for traces of radioactivity.

, In May 20 I I , CQA through a working relationship with the Guam Department of Agriculture, USDA The 31st Guam Legislature, and the Governor of Guam, helped create Publ ic Law 31-43 and the Guam Invasive Species Council Act of 20 I I.

? In 2011. the CQA Detector Dog Unit (DDU) successfully intercepted a total of forty-six (46) narcotic shipments into Guam. All cases are currently active and awaiting prosecution.

;, In August 25, 20 I I , through a $2.3 million Federal Security Grant awarded to the Port Authority of Guam, $1 ,525, 790 of the grant will be used to acquire a Mobile Containerized X-Ray Screening System. The x-ray system will then be turned over to CQA for utilization by Customs Officers.

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CQA Detector Dog Unit (DOU) Special Enforcement Division

The Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA). Detector Dog Unit (DDU) has been in operation since the I 970's. The Detector Dog Unit is the only K-9 unit on Guam that pro-vides drug and agriculture enforcement at Guam's ports of entry as well as provides Detec-tor Dog assistance to other local and federal agencies on island.

The following statistics are from DDU operations. During the 20I0-2011 period, the DDU has seized: :.- 1,834.81 grams of Marijuana with an estimated street value of over $36,616.00. ,_ 3,067.62 grams of Methamphetamine with an estimated street value of over

$2.544,377.00. ,_ 180.5 pounds of Prohibited Mango. , 72.5 pounds of Prohibited Citrus . ., 30 I pounds of Prohibited Beef. -, 540.5 pounds of Prohibited Por k. :r 228 pounds of Prohibited Chicken.

Addit ionally, during this 20 I 0-20 I I period the DDU conducted the following DD enforce-ment operations: .,, 325 Narcotic Saturation Interdictions. ,. 260 U.S. Postal Interdictions. 'Y 713 Airport Interdictions. r 33 Commercial Port Interdiction. :r 3 I Search Warrants Executed. ; 17 Public Schools searched for narcotics and/or contraband. -., 30 outside DD deployments to assist other law enforcement agencies.

The DDU plays an important role in public awareness. The DDU along with their Detector Dogs conduct CQA outreach programs in an effort to educate the youth as well as the gen-eral public about the dangers of illegal drugs and CQA's mission to protect the island from any type of illegal contraband.

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