SA POLICE SERVICE PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Challenges in the Challenges in the investigation of illicit trade in tobacco products in tobacco products Casper Jonker Casper Jonker Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Investigation
Introduction • Good cooperation between LEA G p and Private sector • Dedicated multi-agency task teams (national and provinces) teams (national and provinces) • Good intelligence networks • International liaison
POLITICAL LEVEL POLITICAL LEVEL • Action the commitment of the Action the commitment of the Government – bilateral interaction with Zimbabwe with Zimbabwe • Provisioning of scanners for the border posts – business plan • Intensifying awareness campaigns Intensifying awareness campaigns regarding illicit trade in tobacco internationally internationally
OPERATIONAL LEVEL OPERATIONAL LEVEL • Crime prevention and disruptive Crime prevention and disruptive actions • Better border control B tt b d t l • Discourage any form of corruption Discourage any form of corruption • Training of officials
TASK TEAM LEVEL TASK TEAM LEVEL • Provisioning of storage facilities Provisioning of storage facilities and the speedily destruction of exhibits exhibits • Speedily finalisation of court cases • Establishment of dedicated i f informers networks t k • Training of role-players • Training of role-players
TASK TEAM LEVEL TASK TEAM LEVEL • Establishment of a dedicated multi- agency task team (all role-players) • Secondment of operatives to DPCI for Secondment of operatives to DPCI for proper command and control purposes purposes • Establishment of a dedicated informers network • Identify the main role-players in the • Identify the main role-players in the supply chain / analysis of intelligence
DPCI HEAD OFFICE LEVEL DPCI HEAD OFFICE LEVEL • Roll-out of the initiatives to all other provinces • Strengthening of the national task Strengthening of the national task team and cooperation with the regional task teams regional task teams • Ensure buy-in of all Regional Heads into the initiatives
Challenges… H House to find solutions fi d l i • Confinement of legislat ion Confinement of legislat ion � Constitution � Evidence (Act 70 / Sec 252A) � SARS legislation (Sec 4) � SARS legislation (Sec 4) • Slow judicial processes j p � Availability of courts � Dragging out of cases � Dragging out of cases
Challenges • Victimless crime versus % violent and economic crime incidents and economic crime incidents � Resources • Reward for smuggling illicit tobacco � Evidence of R600 million in cash � Evidence of R600 million in cash � Farms in protective neighboring p g g countries � Political role in organised crime � Political role in organised crime
Challenges Challenges • Determination of the size � Opposing bodies � Department of Health p • Buy-in from the SA Government Buy in from the SA Government � Compliance with decisions � Making resources available � Making resources available � Dedicated resources
Challenges Challenges • International cooperation � Interpol � Addresses � Addresses � Legal processes (MLA) • Cooperation between industry and p y all LEA � All agencies � All agencies
Challenges Challenges • Understanding of and the will to prosecute on POCA charges (money laundering and racketeering charges) g g g ) • Consumer behavior C • Time consuming
Challenges Challenges • Supply chain in illicit trade � Market � Unemployment and political volatility � Unemployment and political volatility � Foreigners � Importers � Importers � Distributors � Venders and small shops
Conclusion Conclusion • Toughest questions …. � What are we doing here? � Crime creates jobs � Crime creates jobs …. � What if the legitimate business just let go and safe on enforcement, awareness programmes and p g initiatives…. � Tomorrow discussion / assignments � Tomorrow discussion / assignments
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