Drugs Demand Opiates supplier High demand ATS Cocaine supplier ATS supplier & region of transit of cocaine to Europe and meth to Asia
Threat land - sea - air drug traffic & transnational organized crime Support of National Integrated Responses (National Integrated Plan) Focus on air borders
AIRCOP countries ROSEN ROPAN ROEA ROBRA ROSAF
Project of the EU- Cocaine Route Programme in line with the ECOWAS Regional Action plan & the Dakar Initiative Generates significant synergy with other international initiatives (cross border cooperation) Strong political will and commitment at governmental level Identifies links with other criminal activities (illegal human trafficking, cash couriers, terrorism ) Integrated approach at national, regional and international level
1. Italy Cabo Verde, Senegal, Ghana: Guardia di Finanza 2. France Dakar Direction de la Coopération Internationale Mission Interministérielle de Lutte contre la Drogue et la Toxicomanie (MILDT) Direction de la Coopération Internationale Project «Appui à la Lutte contre le Trafic de Cocaïne en Afrique de l Ouest» (ALCAO) Douane française Mali Douane française 3. United Kingdom EMPACT Ops Westbridge
The Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force integrated on national level NDLEA Customs SSS Police Immigration ICPO- INTERPOL CENcomm AIRCOP National Dogs Center Westbridge USA
mentorship I, 3 initial training, 5 JAITF staff, 6 mentorship II, 3 letter of agreement, 9 assessment mission, 9 JAITF room, 9 MoU, 7
Drug seizures in airports covered by AIRCOP project - since 2012 30.00 25.00 25.13 24.40 20.00 20.41 15.00 10.00 5.00 6.97 3.81 cannabis 0.00 methamphetamine Praia Lome Dakar Cotonou cocaine Source: UNODC ROSEN
Arrest of drug couriers since the establishment of Aircop since 2012 6 4 7 15 Praia Lome Dakar Cotonou Source: UNODC ROSEN
meeters & greeters exchange of information further investigations Interception of passenger with suspicious indicators Export of methamphetamine illegal drug labs
Drug routes (based on seizures made in the airports under AIRCOP project) Cannabis Cocaine Methamphetamin e Source: UNODC ROSEN
arious & intensive efforts are made y the international community n strengthening the Law Enforcement community n detecting, seizing and investigating serous crimes. What is your assessment of the functioning of the criminal justice chain in West Africa? What could be improved and how?
THE THREAT Ongoing AIRCOP activities External Low cost companies Not developped yet Internal Airport crime Passengers Charters Regular flights Cargo General aviation
mentorship II 0 1 mentorship I 1 0 initial training 1 4 JAITF staff JAITF room 1 2 4 3 actual planned MoU 1 3 assessment mission 3 3 letter of agreement 2 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
The US training equipment The UK Colombia: joint assessment mission UNODC - UK SOCA and Border Agency. future operational exchanges between LAC JAITF personnel and London Heathrow and other UK airports. The UK are also keen to be part of the AIRCOP CENComm network. AMERIPOL joint training sessions take advantage of each others network of officers AIRCOP LAC will attend the next AMERIPOL annual meeting
Germany expert trainings in personnel, baggage (visual) and information (using PNR data) risk profiling is also keen to join the AIRCOP CENComm network. The Netherlands proposal to the Dutch teams from Schiphol Airport: part of an AIRCOP network of expert trainers. Global Container Control Programme CCP is well known and respected with operational partners, governments and donors throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
development short term outcome steering committee 13 March 13 locations decision to continue by decision steering committee - The Gambia : implementation continues - Guinea Conakry : council decision 2012/665/CFSP - Mali : implementation continues travel restrictions UNDSS countries with planned implementation - Cameroon - Kenya associated countries - South Africa and Ethiopia LAC - Phase I: Brazil, Jamaica and Dominican Republic - Phase II: Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia
development short term outcome steering committee 13 March 13 AIRCOP III Africa: Mozambique, Morocco, Niger LAC : Guatemala Peru Annual meeting AIRCOP: September 2013 - Cotonou
Organisational chart National Dogs Center Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force Commando JAITF intelligence passengers operations cargo express courier general aviation drug dogs