Success Stories: Port Security Success Stories: Port Security A Presentation to the OAS Annual CIP Conference i h O S l C C f Washington, DC Washington, DC June 18, 2014 “Thi ki “Thinking Inside The Box”… I id Th B ”
Summary Summary – Relevant CIP Articles – Two Themes – Risk Assessment – Counterfeit Goods – Counterfeit Goods – Information is Key – Success Stories – Trade Facilitation – What Can You Do
Relevant CIP Articles Relevant CIP Articles – Declaration of Cartagena: • Article 7: Promote the implementation of a money ‐ laundering and terrorism ‐ financing detection system in the port sector in each member state… – Action Plan of Cartagena: • To guarantee expeditious movement and transfer of cargo…this means that the movement of cargo through the ports must not be hampered by security the ports must not be hampered by…security procedures such as customs and inspection…
Two Themes Two Themes – To combat criminal activity, and – To facilitate legitimate trade
Who Performs Risk Assessment? Who Performs Risk Assessment? • Customs typically takes lead role Customs typically takes lead role • Other border agencies may include: – Police Police – Coast Guard – Navy N
Risk Assessment Process Risk Assessment Process • Analyzing Shipping Documents: l i hi i – Who is the Shipper – Who is buying the goods – Where did the container come from – How are the goods described
Data Sources Data Sources • Shipping Lines: hi i i – Maersk, CMA, OOCL • Customs Declaration Forms Customs Declaration Forms • Port Operators • Land Borders
Range of Risks Range of Risks • Revenue Fraud • Drugs Smuggling • Weapons and WMD Weapons and WMD • IPR and Counterfeit Goods
Counterfeit Goods Counterfeit Goods • Counterfeit goods are the new currency of Counterfeit goods are the new currency of Money Laundering… …with links to Transnational Organized Crime g …and funding of Terrorist groups d f di f T i t
Health & Safety Issues Health & Safety Issues • Counterfeit goods are not safe: – Pharmaceuticals – Auto parts – Cigarettes Cigarettes • Increased Healthcare costs • Proceeds fund more criminal activity
Information is Key Information is Key • To maximize the effectiveness of Risk Assessment Customs needs access to Customs needs access to ALL available data
Success Story: Panama Success Story: Panama • Working with Customs + 5 other border agencies W ki ith C t 5 th b d i • Deployed C ‐ Hawk in all container ports • Uses data from all carriers arriving across Panama • Training delivered with Canada Customs • All border agencies now able to share data
Proven Results Proven Results • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime i d i ffi d i states that: “78% of seizures of counterfeit goods in 78% of seizures of counterfeit goods in Panama last year were due to C ‐ Hawk” Source: Source: UNODC Container Control Programme, Panama
Success Story: Chile Success Story: Chile • Integrating Port of Arica data into C ‐ Hawk • Three border agencies now collaborating: – Anti ‐ Narcotics Police (Carabineros) – Investigations Police (PDI) g ( ) – Coast Guard/Navy (Directemar) • Excellent model for region
Trade Facilitation Trade Facilitation • Data can help find the ‘needle in the haystack’ Data can help find the needle in the haystack • Data can also help to ‘remove the haystack…’
Removing the Haystack Removing the Haystack… • Identify low ‐ risk shippers and buyers y pp y • Customs waste no time on low risk shipments • Customs waste no time on low ‐ risk shipments • WCO Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) • AEO company containers released faster
AEO in Peru AEO in Peru • Working with SUNAT (Peru Customs) g ( ) • Partnership with Canada Customs • Partnership with Canada Customs • Promote more applications to AEO in Peru • AEO program supports Free Trade Agreements
Promoting AEO Promoting AEO • Ports can promote the AEO program to: – Shippers pp – Buyers – Logistics Companies Logistics Companies – Customs Brokers – Trucking Companies • Faster clearance means less congestion in Faster clearance means less congestion in storage areas and less moves within your port
What could you be doing, and Why should you do it… • Share multi ‐ modal data with Customs… Share multi modal data with Customs… …this will improve analysis and increase seizures • Promote the AEO program… Promote the AEO program… …this will help speed the release of low ‐ risk containers through your port containers through your port
Achieving CIP Goals Achieving CIP Goals By taking these steps you will be helping law ki h ill b h l i l enforcement to combat transnational crime And at the same time And at the same time, Facilitate legitimate trade l l Everyone wins…except the bad guys ☺
Any Questions ? Any Questions ? For additional information in English, please contact: Bob Potter, CEO SecureBorders Group bobp@secureborders.ca +1 778 998 6007 +1.778.998.6007 For additional information in Spanish, please contact: Caroline Levesque, Coordinadora Regional, América Latina carolinel@secureborders.ca +(507) 6608 ‐ 3584 +(507) 6608 3584 Or visit our website: www.secureborders.ca
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