UNODC response to support border protection issues and cross-border cooperation

NEED to KNOW• In many instances there is no possibility to physically

protect the borders – because of terrain, length (thousands of km), lack of human resources, etc.;

• Cross border issues and border protection are not limited to the physical border itself;

• Not limited to one country – as border always have “other” side (not vacuum);

• It is a part of the wider cooperation both at national and regional level.

Helping the countries to develop their capacities

• To use intelligence led approach• Working across the borders• Training• Equipment • To conduct operations • special investigative techniques– for instance, controlled

deliveries

Border liaison offices

• Exchange of information;• Daily cooperation;• Focal point;• Relevant agencies

involved;

S.E.Asia and C.Asia

Country A

Police

Customs

Border Guards

Others

Country B

Police

Customs

Border Guards

Others

AIRCOP

• Risk assessment;• Profiling of passengers;• Building operational links between the countries and

their airports (law enforcement)• Developing this approach as part of a bigger law

enforcement;

AFRICA and LATIN AMERICA

Container Control Programme

• Addressing cross-border container shipments through:

– Sea ports– Dry ports– Air ports (cargo)

• More details will follow.

Why Networks?

Networks

Coordination

Information sharing

Collaboration

Trust

- Promote/strengthen regional as well as national responses

- Provide platforms and support for the exchange of information re: focal points, legal systems, procedures, & good practices

- Establish contacts and build trust that facilitates information sharing and cooperation related to ongoing investigations/prosecutions

Promoting regional structures to support cross border and regional cooperation

• Prosecutorial and Central Authorities

• Law Enforcement

• Financial Intelligence

Prosecutorial and Central Authorities

• REFCO, WACAP, Central Asia, East Africa, Gulf States• Focal points, • Regular meetings• Cooperation in criminal matters• MLA and Extradition

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Law Enforcement Ensuring exchange of criminal intelligence; Coordinating multilateral operations; Serving as a platform for operational initiatives – for instance meetings of the case officers investigating real cases

• Joint Planning Cell – Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan• Gulf Criminal Intelligence Centre to Combat Drugs

(GCIC) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE

• CARICC – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan;

• Others

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Networking the Networks

CARICC

GCIC

JPC

SELECInterpol

WCO

APICC

Europol

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION(to be followed by CCP presentation)

• Tofik Murshudlu• Chief ISS/OCB/DTA