Criminal Organizations and Drugs Sub-Directorate INTERPOL Activities and tools for fighting global vehicle crime Criminal Organizations and Drugs Sub-Directorate Stolen Motor Vehicles

INTERPOL Task Force on Stolen Motor Vehicles Databases Project FORMATRAIN

126 countries regularly upload their national search data on stolen motor vehicles to ASF – SMV (Automated Search Facility - Stolen Motor Vehicles) Current statistics: close to 7,3 million stolen vehicles stored over 77 million searches by 155 countries in 2012 (2011: about 40 million by 154 countries) almost 93.000 recorded hits in 2012 (2011: about 42.000)

Project FORMATRAIN

Aim  Creating and organizing standardized training on vehicle crime for worldwide use  Providing and coordinating training activities  Compiling and maintaining training material and related information on secure IP website (I 24/7)

INTERPOL Regional Bureaus Working group members France Germany Hong Kong Italy Netherlands Spain South Africa Switzerland United Kingdom USA Austria Belgium Canada Estonia Finland Supported by: INTERPOL Regional Bureaus

Agenda Regional training by international expert team, including:  Three days of lessons in Identification of vehicles Identification of international documents Investigation techniques International cooperation  Two days of operation as practical excercise

Operation  administrative, technical and organizational planning  support during the operation (e.g. advisor, observer)  assessment and analysis of the operation  coordination of follow-up measures

Results 2007 – 2013: 21 training sessions About 600 officers trained

Future possibility A training program for law enforcement officials focusing on heavy goods transport

Task Force on Stolen Motor Vehicles (ITFSMV)

The ITFSMV was set up in 2009 after positive feedback to INTERPOL‘s operational support of vehicle operations Objectives:  Offering operational support for national law enforcement agencies (on request)  Lending expertise and tools (e.g. access to different national databases)  Establishing a network of vehicle experts

Members ITFSMV includes law enforcement officials as well as Jörn Seifert Members ITFSMV includes law enforcement officials as well as members from the private sector from the following countries: Austria France Poland Belgium Germany Spain Finland Italy Sweden Switzerland

Currently, ITFSMV supports up to three operations per year Outcomes  10 operations supported (Balkans, Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain)  Over 10.000 vehicles checked  Over 110 stolen vehicles identified and seized Around 50 suspects arrested (not exclusively in relation to vehicle crimes) Currently, ITFSMV supports up to three operations per year

Challenges Lack of resources (funds, personnel) Lack of reliable data Rapid development of modern technology Lack of global standards Differing national policies

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Possible solutions Preventive measures (e.g. identification and localisation of secure parking areas in relation to heavy goods transport) Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) (e.g. collaboration on specialized training initiatives for heavy goods transport)

INTERPOL Global Conference on Vehicle Crime IPSG Lyon / France INTERPOL Global Conference on Vehicle Crime 26 – 28 November 2013

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SMV Contacts SCA / DCO ICPO – Interpol 200 Quai Charles de Gaulle 69006 Lyon / France Renato Schipani Tel: +33 (0) 472 44 5738 Fax: +33 (0) 472 44 7632 r.schipani@interpol.int Sebastian Schmucker Tel: +33 (0) 472 44 7662 Fax: +33 (0) 472 44 7632 s.schmucker@interpol.int