INITIATIVES IN HAITI AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY

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2 INITIATIVES IN HAITI AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION TO ENHANCE BORDER SECURITY In December 2015, the Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization adopted a resolution on the role of Customs in the security context. It recognizes Customs as the first line of defense against criminal, violent extremist and terrorist organizations It also stipulated that Customs has a key role to play in tackling cross-border support to terrorism and terrorist financing

3 To achieve these goals, Haiti Customs and Caribbean Administration of Customs develop many strategies. We can specify: Operation Joint operation between border agencies Joint operation between countries at regional level Joint operation worldwide Training Information sharing Ect ( use of WCO tools)

4 The World Customs Organization, in his constant concern to support members, launched in 2016 a worldwide OPERATION CHIMERA which emphasized the terrorist financing and small arm and light weapon(salw) Many customs administration in the Caribbean region participated. In the following slides, you will see the result obtained by Haiti Customs

5 OPERATION CHIMERA of WCO

6 MISE EN CONTEXTE HAITI on the way of illicit trade: Drug Money laundering Guns traffic

7 QUID CHIMERA OPERATION? MAIN OBJECTIVES 1-CONTROL THE FLOW OF FUNDS IN THE CONTEXT OF TERRORISM FINANCING 2- SETUP AN OPERATION FOCUSED ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS

8 ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY THE HAITIAN CUSTOMS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN APPROPRIATE OPERATIONAL PLAN, UNDER THE NCP S LEADERSHIP, HAS RAISED THE AWARENESS OF FRONT LINE OFFICERS, INCLUDING THOSE WORKINGAT CUSTOMS OFFICES AND TARGETED SERVICES

9 DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL BRIGADE OFFICERS THROUGH TARGETED CUSTOMS OFFICES A CELL OF 12 OFFICERS OF THE SPECIAL BRIGADE DIVIDED INTO 4 GROUPS WAS DEPLOYED THROUGH THE CUSTOMS OFFICES AND TARGETED SERVICES. INSPIRED BY THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROTOCAL DEVELOPED AS PART OF THIS OPERATION, THE VARIOUS OFFICES, MAIN DESTINATIONS FOR USED GOODS IMPORTED UNDER A SO-CALLED PERSONNAL EFFECTS LABEL HAVE BEEN TARGETED.

10 ACTIVATION MANAGEMENT UNIT. OF A PERMANENTCELL AT THE INTELLIGENCE AND RISK THE INTELLIGENCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT UNIT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATEDIN THIS OPERATION BY TARGETING GOODS ACCORDING TO SELECTIVITY CRITERIA RELATED TO THE INFORMATION AT ITS DISPOSAL. THE NCP ENSURES THE TRANSMISSION OF TARGETING CRITERIA IN REAL TIME.

11 -OPERATIONAL MODES LOCAL AGENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY SPECIALIZED SEARCH AGENTS AND THE RISK MANAGEMENT UNIT: 1- INSPECTION OF MEANS OF TRANSPORT VESSEL VEHICULE AIRCRAFT 2-CARGO INSPECTION BULK CONTAINER USED CAR COURIER AIR FREIGHT 3-SITE VISIT OF CERTAIN GOODS AND WHAREHOUSES WHICH CLEARANCE INITIALLY FACILITATED

12 Date CUSTOMS OFFICE Description of articles (Gun and ammunition) Notes Sept 8th,2016 Port of Saint Marc 159 rifles, caliber 12mm 5 rifles M4 52 boxes /250 ammunitions 12mm 4 boxes/1000 ammunitions boxes/50 ammunitions 38 mm 04 boxes/1000 ammunitions 9mm 10 boxes /500 ammunitions 9mn Origin:US Vessel:Monarch Queen # Bill of lading:-

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14 Guns and ammunitions seizure in St-Marc September 8 th, 2016

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17 Date CUSTOMS OFFICE Identification of article (Gun and ammunition) Note Sept 26th,2016 Port of Saint Marc 03 fusils, calibre 12mm 01 revolver, calibre 38 mm 4caisses/25 cartouches, calibre 12 mm 46 cartouches, calibre 38 mm Origin Vessel: # Voyag # bill o

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19 Date Customs office Identification of article (Gun and ammunition) Oct 21st,2016 Port of Miragoane 2022 ammunitions, caliber 9mm Note Origin : USA Vessel : M/V kristina # Voyage: - #bill of lading: -

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21 Date Customs office Identification of articles (gun and ammunition) Note Nov th, Port of Saint Marc 01 gun, caliber 9mm 01 box/50 ammunitions, caliber 38mm 01 box/100 ammunitions, caliber 9mm Origin : USA Vessel :M/V Grey Shark # Voyage: 388 #bill of lading:148051

22 BENEFITS FROM OPERATION CHIMERA The Haitian customs welcomed this operation of the WCO. Its participation is a concrete sign of its involvement with WCO member states in the fight against fraud in general and the rise of terrorism in particular. Haitian customs is a major beneficiary of this operation. In addition to theses cases of seizures, it has made it possible 1-to secure borders and citizens : 2-Promote customs-business partnership needed into TFA s implementation 3-Increase revenue for fear of unanounced control 4-Increase the effectiveness of front line agents 5- Improve risk management and selectivity criteria

23 OP CARIBBEAN SHIELD REPORT

24 BACKGROUND The WCO s Punta Cana Resolution (2015) acknowledged Customs role in combating international terrorism. In 2016 CCLEC Enforcement Committee highlighted SALW (Small arms and light weapons) as HIGH threat for the region SALW Operation was included in JIO work plan

25 OBJECTIVES Identify, detect, intercept illicit movements, seize SALW and support subsequent investigations Enhance coordination at the national level with public and private partners in line with the mission of Operation Caribbean Shield Promote intelligence support to members by engagement with JIO, JRCC and I2C. Enhance cooperation under the CCLEC-IMPACS MOU Establish a secure communications platform through the Customs Enforcement Network Communication System (Cen Comm), to support ongoing exchange of information to facilitate SALW enforcement efforts.

26 PLANNING Conducting survey on the movement of SALW Gathering information via other agencies and open source reporting The JIO produced an intelligence threat picture The intelligence threat picture was presented at 2017 CCLEC Conference in Miami Council approved operation CARIBBEAN SHIELD The operation organized for 6 weeks commencing June 19 th 2017

27 EXPECTED OUTCOMES The operational plan listed the following expected outcomes: Establish a role for Customs in the global fight against terrorism Improve cooperation between CCLEC, IMPACS, WCO, & International agencies Reinforce the role of Customs in the control of SALW Improve cooperation between Customs administrations and Police Improve the intelligence and risk picture in this area and identify intelligence gaps.

28 PARTICIPATION 22 countries Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, BVI, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts & Nevis, and St Lucia, St Maarten, St Vincent & Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago Partnership with UNODC, WCO, JRCC (IMPACS), US CBP & ICE

29 RESULTS SALW Country Weapons & Firearms Cuba Dominican Republic Bonaire 2 Curacao Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago 19 Haiti St Maarten 5 32 Aruba 2 3 Ammunition Weapons & Firearms British Virgin Islands 7 Cayman Islands Dominica 19 St Lucia 4 18 TOTAL

30 COCAINE Country Drug: Cocaine KGS Cuba 6.67 Bonaire Bermuda 19 Jamaica St Maarten 56 Aruba 1.57 British Virgin Islands 3 TOTAL

31 HERBAL CANNABIS Country Drug: Herbal Cannabis KGS Anguilla 4.79 Barbados Haiti Antigua British Virgin Islands 3.6 Dominica 6.88 TOTAL

32 LIQUID CANNABIS Country Liquid Cannabis LTRS Cayman Islands 198 Total 198

33 Country Drug: NPS KGS Cuba TOTAL NPS SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS

34 PEOPLE Country People Curacao 15 TOTAL 15

35 SEIZURE ANALYSIS Participating countries made seizures across various forms of transport:- Sea Containers Air Freight ( inc express industry) Fishing vessels Air passengers Private aircraft

36 SALW RELATED SEIZURES 13 countries made seizures Weapons : Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba were the top 3 reporting countries. These 3 countries accounted for 77% of the regional seizures. Ammunition : Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica were the top 3 reporting countries. These 3 countries accounted for 94% of the regional seizures.

37 DRUG RELATED SEIZURES 7 countries made cocaine seizures. St. Maarten made their cocaine seizure with a consignment of weapons in container arriving from Curacao. 6 countries made herbal cannabis seizures. Antigua, Haiti and Barbados were the top 3 reporting countries. Concealment included water heaters from the USA. A majority of the herbal cannabis were found in shipments/containers from the USA for example in Angullia, packages were found in the fan space of the reefer container from USA. Cayman Island seized 198 litres of liquid cannabis Cuba made NPS drug seizures. This is interesting as there was no known presence of NPS in the region.

38 PEOPLE Curacao discovered 15 Venezuelans on a fishing vessel from Venezuela whilst searching for SALWs.

39 HOW WAS THIS ACHIEVED? A CenComm group was set up in partnership with the WCO to encourage NCPs to report relevant seizure details Partner agencies given access to facilitate joint cooperation To support quick time communication a whatsapp group was set up for the participating NCP s. Daily Reports produced and circulated via CenComm group In total we had 48 registered users

40 HOW WAS THIS ACHIEVED? (CONTINUED) NCP s used the CCLEC SALW intelligence briefing to guide their activities based on their local risks Cencomm played a crucial part in accessing information and reporting seizure details The JIO was instrumental in assurance of Cencomm seizure data Overall tremendous achievement and allows for further analysis Where appropriate information will be transferred to WCO CEN and CCLEC SID

41 CO-OPERATION The operation provided an opportunity to develop relationships with Police agencies at a National and Regional level with the aim to detect, identify, disrupt and dismantle transnational networks. At an International level it offered the opportunity to improve the partnership between the CCLEC, CARICOM IMPACS, and Overseas law enforcement agencies (e.g. NCA, HSI) The UNODC AIRCOP reported detections from Dominican Republic, technical support referrals made to the WCO, air travel enquires to JRCC and gun serial numbers referrals to US HSI.

42 RECOMMENDATIONS Ensure Cencomm users are familiar with Cencomm functionality Provide refresher training for CenComm where possible Encourage inter-agency co-operation in future CCLEC operations

43 SOME OF THE SUCCESS STORIES HAITI AIRPORT - SALW

44 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SALW

45 HAITI HERBAL CANNABIS

46 CUBA NPS

47 ANTIGUA HERBAL CANNABIS IN SPEAKERS

48 ARUBA COCAINE

49 CURACAO SALW

50 CAYMAN ISLANDS SALW

51 CAYMAN ISLANDS AMMUNITION

52 BONAIRE SALW

53 HAITI AMMUNITION

54 JAMAICA SALW

55 COOPERATION BETWEEN BORDER AGENCIES, COUNTRIES BILATERALLY AND AT A MULTILATERAL LEVEL ARE THE MAIN SOLUTION TO INCREASE SECURITY S EFFECTIVENESS. THESES EXAMPLES EXPLAIN HOW A SMALL COUNTRY CAN FACE THREAT OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING AT THE BORDER. THE WCO PROVIDES ENOUGH TOOLS AND COOPERATION TO ASSIST MEMBERS : FRAMEWORK FOR DATA AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING TRAINING TOOLS ECT

56 Jean Herby NELSON Deputy ditrector Control and Facilitation Haiti customs Executive Committee s Chair of Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council herbynelson@hotmail.com nherby@douane,gouv.ht Tel (509)