2. Criminal Markets
Illicit trafficking
Trafficking in StolenVehicles, global more than
3.000.000 records of reported stolen motor vehicles.
Tobacco Smuggling
Illicit FirearmsTrafficking
Illegal trafficking in flora and fauna and waste
Crimes against persons
Irregular migrants
Trafficking in Human Beings (THB)
Exploitation of children
3. Drugs and precursors
Cocaine
Heroin
Synthetic Drugs
Cannabis
Pharmaceuticals, classified as drugs
Drug precursors
Financial Crime and other crimes against property
Money Laundering
Swindling and Fraud
Counterfeiting and Forgery
Organised Robberies, Burglaries andTheft
Theft of cultural goods
Interpol estimates that art theft is the fourth largest criminal activity after drugs,
money laundering and illegal arms trading. Only 5 % of stolen arts recovered.
4. TOC
Traditional forms of TOC
Heroine and cocaine
trafficking
Extortion
Human trafficking
Migrant smuggling
Firearms trafficking
Money laundering
(Re-)emerging forms of TOC
Trafficking in fraudulent medicine
Natural resource trafficking
Global environmental crime, worth up to
USD 213 billion each year according to the
United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) and INTERPOL. (report June 2014)
Counterfeit goods trafficking
Cultural property trafficking
Piracy
Cybercrime ( computer hacking,
computer fraud or forgery
(identity theft)
New players
5. TOC: Global
SelectedTransnational Organized Crime Flows
MostTOC flows begin on one continent and end on another, often by means of a third, so only
interventions at the scale of the problem – global – are likely to have a sustained effect.
-TheGlobalization of Crime, UNODC 2010
9. Responding to TOC
An effective response must be
Global, integrated and coordinated
Strategic: including policy and operations in combating TOC
Comprehensive: Addressing all aspects of the “value chain”
• UNTOC’s contribution:
Facilitation of regional and international cooperation
Facilitation of legitimate trade, coordination and communication
between actors
Offer tools that are flexible, practical and effective
10. UNODC Objectives
To assist the UN in issues of:
illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs;
crime prevention and criminal justice;
international terrorism;
corruption.
11. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs,
transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption,
and is the guardian of most of the related conventions,
particularly:
The United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime and its three
protocols (against trafficking in persons,
smuggling of migrants and trafficking in
firearms);
The United Nations Convention against
Corruption;
The international drug control conventions.
12. The three pillars of UNODC’s work are:
Research and analytical work;
Normative work; and
Field-based technical cooperation
projects.
13. Success story of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme
• UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme (CCP) expanded to 9
geographical regions.
• 20 countries have fully operational Port Control Units (50 Ports participate).
• In 30 countries, the Programme is engaging with relevant authorities to
establish Port Control Units and deliver tailor-made training.
• In 2013, 56 training workshops, study tours and mentorships took place.
553 Enforcement officials from different Enforcement Agencies were trained.
• Results of the programme in 2013: 23444 kg cocaine, 6422 kg
cannabis,1277 kg heroin, 60,883 kg tramadol and 725 kg ivory.
• Large quantities of counterfeit goods (119 containers detained), medicines,
cigarettes, stolen cars and e-waste were also seized in 2013.
• There was a significant increase in seized illicit goods in 2013 compared to
the year 2012.
14. Benin
Ghana
Senegal #
Togo
Albania
Georgia
Montenegro
Pakistan #
Afghanistan #
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia Herzegovina
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan #
Cape Verde
Egypt #
Iraq
Morocco
Oman
Yemen
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bangladesh
India #
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Thailand #
Vietnam
Regional structure
- Staff #
Kenya #
Tanzania
Uganda
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Guyana
Jamaica
Panama #
Paraguay
Suriname
Benin
Ghana
Senegal #
Togo
Albania
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Montenegro
Pakistan #
Afghanistan #
Armenia
Bosnia Herzegovina
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan #
Cape Verde
Egypt #
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Oman
Yemen
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bangladesh
India #
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Thailand #
Vietnam
Regional structure
- Staff #
Kenya #
Tanzania
Uganda
Maldives
Sri Lanka
16. Establishment of
Container Profiling
Units to identify high-
risk containers;
Risk management
based controls;
Enhanced
Partnership with the
Private Sector to
facilitate legal trade.
Less than 2%
inspected
UNODC-WCO CCP Objectives
17. Participating Enforcement Agencies in
the Joint Port Control Unit
Customs
Ministry of Transport (Port Authority)
Police
National Security Agencies
Other Enforcement Agencies
18. Formal Agreements between
Government and UNODC;
Technical Needs Assessments;
Inter-agency agreements;
WCO ContainerCOMM – global
secure information sharing.
Sustainability Elements
21. Advanced information from cargo manifests/ Bill of
Lading (pre-arrival , pre-departure phase);
Entry including transhipments and export.
Customs declarations
Proactive use of electronic Cargo Data Systems;
Effective use of WCO tools and open sources;
Active cooperation with the private sector.
Risk management based profiling techniques
Risk Analysis (targeting)– Commercial Cargo
Documents
22. Cocaine:
90000 kg seized
Cannabis:
55 metric tons
Precursor
Chemicals:
1240 metric tons
Heroin:
2550 kg seized
Some facts since start of the CCP
Programme to date
23. Counterfeit goods: In total
More than 300 containers detained
by the Port Control Units
25. Global expansion of WCO ContainerCOMM to ports outside
the CCP to enhance port-to-port communication;
Intensified use of WCO Regional Training Centers, and
WCO tools such as the WCO Cargo targeting System
Expanding the programme to the Air cargo sector ( in
preparation);
Expanding CCP in Asia, East and North Africa;
Facilitation/accreditation of trainers;
Private sector cooperation;
Anti - Corruption – Human Rights;
Connecting prosecutors – Latin America and Europe;
Basic evidence handling;
Future Strategy
26. For further information:
Nicole Maric
Crime Prevention Expert
Tel: +43-1-26060-5477
nicole.maric@unodc.org
www.unodc.org
THANK YOU
For further information concerning
the UNODC-WCO Container
Control Programme:
Norbert Steilen
WCO Programme manager CCP
Norbert.Steilen@wcoomd.org