1. By
Samsed Ahmed Urmee
Custom House, Chittagong

2.  The Container Control Programme (CCP),
developed jointly by UNODC and the World
Customs Organization (WCO). Since its
establishment in 2004, the Container Control
Programme created more than 40 operational port
control units worldwide, in 24 operational countries.
 It aims to enhance law enforcement capabilities in
seaports. The Programme seeks to minimize the
misuse of containers in the transnational shipment
of illicit goods.

3. 2004: Start in 4 pilot ports in Ecuador, Ghana, Senegal
and Pakistan

4. Costa Rica
Dominican
Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Guyana
Jamaica
Panama #
Paraguay
Suriname
Afghanistan #
Albania #
Azerbaijan
B & H #
Benin
Georgia #
Ghana
Montenegro
Pakistan #
Senegal #
Togo
Turkmenistan #
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Tajikistan
Ukraine #
Uzbekistan #
Egypt #
Iraq
Cote
d’Ivoire
Jordan
Lebanon #
Morocco
Oman
Yemen #
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
India #
Indonesia
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Thailand #
Vietnam #
Regional structure staff #
Kenya #
Tanzania #
Uganda
Bangladesh
Maldives
Sri Lanka

5. Earlier in 2015, UNODC and the World Customs
Organization initiated the implementation of their
joint Container Control Programme (CCP) in
Bangladesh. The program is being implemented at
Chittagong Port which serves as the gateway to
Bangladesh.

6.  To identify high-risk containers containing drugs
& illicit goods
 Awareness raising activities to facilitate
legal trade
 Cooperation among competent national
authorities
 Regional/international cooperation
among port control units and non participating
ports (e.g. European Ports, Canadian, USA etc.)

7. 1. Risk Identification;
2. Risk analysis;
3. Risk Evaluation & country prioritization;
4. preparation and profiling,
5. Targeting;
6. Treatment of the risk (Physical Examination)
RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS

8. Risk indicators on the bill of lading and/or cargo
manifest
 Bill of Lading number
 Shipper (Consignor)
 Consignee
 Notify Party
 Routing
 Goods
 Container and seals (marks and numbers)
 Weight and Measurement, Prepaid and Collect
 Place and Date of issue of the B/L

9. Shipper/Consignor
 Fictitious (not traceable)
 New business
 Adversely known
 Subject of a LE alert
 Seller not in country of export
 No address - hotel
 First shipment
 Known risk area location
 Forwarding company
 Not in one’s line of business
 POB address
 insolvency

10. Consignee
 Fictitious (not traceable)
 New business
 Adversely known
 Name or /address misused
 No address
 First shipment
 Known risk area location
 Forwarding company
 Not in one’s line of business
 Accommodation address
 To order
 POB address
 Only mobile phone number as contact

11. Notify party
 Fictitious (not traceable)
 New business
 Adversely known
 Name or /address misused
 No address
 First shipment
 Known risk area location
 Forwarding company
 Not in one’s line of business
 Accommodation address
 To order
 POB address
 Only mobile phone number as contact

12. Goods
 A specific description
 No description
 Consolidated cargo
 Unusually detailed
 Difficult to examine
 Exceptional low value
 Transhipment
 Not in line Shippers business
 Out of Harvest season
 Packaging /goods
 Type of container used
 Value versus freight charges

13. Container details
 Shipper own
 Leased by shipper or consignee
instead of the carrier
 False number
 Incomplete number
Date & place of issue
 not consistent with the voyage
vessel
 Place of issue not consistent
with shippers address

14. Month Profiled
Container
Inspected
Containers
Findings
April 2000 26
May 2150 30
June 2010 40 *Seized Goods:
4080000 sticks
Cigarettes
Container:
1*20 ft

15.  adequate training by UNODC is necessary
 More skilled officers are needed for continuous
monitoring
 frequent transportation facilities for smooth
operation & field monitoring