S A POLICE SERVICE PERSPECTIVE TISA AIT ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE 11-13 NOVEMBER 2013 CAPE TOWN Major General D.M Molatjana Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)
INDEX Background SA Government s View SA Police Service s View Mandate Impact Task Team Perspectives DPCI and TISA Initiatives Best Practices Seizures
Background Tobacco products are the world s most widely smuggled legal product today, making a multi-dollar business, fuelling organised crime and corruption, as well as robbing governments of much needed tax money. The illicit trade in cigarettes in South Africa also compromises The illicit trade in cigarettes in South Africa also compromises the Government s health objective, to reduce the incidents of smoking, as the availability and abundance of cheap illegal cigarettes in the market stimulates consumption, especially amongst the youth and poor people, the very people Government wants to protect.
SA Government s View Quote from budget speech of the Minister of State Security - 2 June 2011 The illicit it economy has the potential ti of seriously compromising the Economic Growth and is costing SA hundreds of thousands of jobs, The economic threat is rife in mining, textiles and the tobacco industry, and he went further to say. Out of control
SA Police Service s View Deputy National Commissioner of the SA Police Service (Head of the DPCI) National Priority Crime Appoint a Champion National coordinator National and Provincial Desks have been established Established a national multi-agency task team National and Provincial Project investigations
Mandate : Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation To prevent, combat and investigate National Priority Offences that requires specialised skills in the prevention and investigation thereof focusing on: Serious Organised Crime Serious Commercial Crime Serious Corruption
Impact of Illicit Trade Encourages organised crime Promotes criminality Deprives government s revenue
Task Team perspective Multi-agency task team Dedicated resources Intelligence capacity from different agencies and private sector Disruptive operations Prosecutorial guided d investigations Seize and destroy product
Task Team perspective.. cont. Training Industry support and intelligence sharing National database International and interdepartmental information sharing and cooperation
DPCI and TISA Initiatives Establishment of a Joint Operational Centre (JOC) in Limpopo To be extended to other affected Provinces Operation Etosha 2013, Namibia and Botswana Interpol Trafficking in Illicit Goods and Counterfeiting, Sub- Directorate, Integrated Training and Operations Training intervention Justice, Police, Customs and Brand Holders from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola and Zimbabwe AIT Summit on Illicit Trade in Cigarettes in Limpopo Province, South Africa TISA, DPCI and University of Limpopo
Best practices Good intelligence networks including brand holders and service providers Cooperation between international law enforcement agencies and private sectors International Multi-disciplinary approach Good communication between parties Utilize international investigation techniques and legislation Continuous training and capacity building Continuous vetting and integrity testing of immigration, customs enforcement and law enforcement officials
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