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INTERPOL For official use only

INTERPOL CBRNE OPERATIONS

WCO GLOBAL SECURITY CONFERENCE

Brussels, Belgium, 2-4 October 2018


PROGRAMME CHASE

CHEMICAL ANTI-SMUGGLING ENFORCEMENT

CONCEPTA global effort to

counter the international smuggling of

chemicals used in the manufacture of weapons designed

to kill and injure indiscriminately

OBJECTIVESBuilds the capacity

of INTERPOL member countries

to identify, interdict and

investigate this criminal activity

ACTIVITIESChase consists of training activities and operations

OUTCOMESChase closes the coordination gap among agencies;

Establishes regional network

of chemical smuggling

prevention leaders


CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT COURSE

INVESTIGATION SKILLS COURSE

OPERATION PLANNING MEETING

OPERATION CHASE

PROGRAMME CHASE - CHEMICAL ANTI-SMUGGLING ENFORCEMENT


SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES: 4 International Operations (2015-2018/) at 15 border crossing points resulting in a number of arrests, recovery of a hijacked ship, several interceptions and seizures of hazardous chemicals/materials, hundreds of thousands of screens against INTERPOL databases and secondary cargo/vehicle/chemicals checks

Built a cadre of over 100 trained senior law enforcement officers in 8 Southeast Asian and 3 Middle East countries to be used as international points of contact to coordinate, conduct and lead activities to counter the illicit smuggling of chemicals

OBJECTIVE: Enhance regional efforts to combat the illegal movement of chemical & explosive materials and improve information-sharing among beneficiary countries on international criminal investigations

Beneficiary Agencies: police, customs, immigration and government chemical and border security agencies

PROGRAMME CHASE - CHEMICAL ANTI-SMUGGLING ENFORCEMENT


Jordan

Laos

Myanmar Cambodia

Malaysia

Thailand

Lebanon Philippines

Indonesia

Iraq

Vietnam

PROGRAMME CHASE – COUNTRIES OF IMPLEMENTATION

4 cycles with 8 Southeast Asian and 3 Middle Eastern countries (2015 -2018)


All countries involved were part of developing the locations, strategy,

team structure,Strategy and

locus set during Coordination

meeting

Reps from each country present

Coordination Centre

established

Operational SiteMulti-agency

team

Operational SiteMulti-agency

team

Operational Site Multi-agency

team

Daily reporting back on operational

activity

Tasking and Coordination

reviewed in line with daily reports


PROJECT WATCHMAKER

AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO IDENTIFY, LOCATE AND/OR ARREST KNOWN AND SUSPECTED INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE

MANUFACTURE OR USE OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICES


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Identifying officers having

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Review and discuss

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Simultaneous cross-border

operation in selected region

PROJECT WATCHMAKER


ACTIONABLE DATA – OPERATION WATCHMAKER

CHECKING DOCUMENTS OF PASSANGERS AGAINST INTERPOL DATABASES

CHECKING FINGERPRINTS AGAINST INTERPOL WATCHMAKER DATAA

CHECKING IMAGES OF TRAVELLERS AGAINST INTERPOL F.R. WATCHMAKER DATA

CHECKING SUSPICIOUS CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS


OPERATION WATCHMAKER SOUTHEAST ASIA


INTERPOL’s ROLE IN WCO OPERATIONS

Cross-check data against databases

Identify national points of contact from police to assist operations

Follow-up each suspicious shipment with relevant NCB in 192 countries

Coordinate with police to assist in investigations

Provide subject matter expert support whenever needed


MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH DURING TRAININGS/OPERATIONS

EXTENSIVE USE OF INTERPOL DATABASES: NOMINAL/SLTD/SMV/SPECIALIZED

ESTABLISH REGIONAL COORDINATION UNIT DURING OPERATIONS

IDENTIFICATION OF CBRN AND C-IED / EOD UNITS IN COUNTRIES

IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIALIZED LABORATORIES OR FORENSIC UNITS IN COUNTRIES

FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CHAIN OF CUSTODY

BEST PRACTICES / LESSONS LEARNED


THANK YOU

QUESTIONS?

Alan GRIMMER

Coordinator

CBRNE Sub-Directorate

EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL.: + 334 72 44 7087

mailto:[email protected]

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