Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Specialist Crime Division, Safer Communities Inspector Alan Dron

of 5.3 Population of 5.3 million Largest consumer of cocaine in world (per head of population ) square miles 30,414 square miles 10.5 tonnes of heroin annually Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland

Council's leader blows whistle on "rife" expenses fraud Police launch Scottish Borders Council fraud probe South Lanarkshire Council discipline nine workers Man found guilty of defrauding Council of £100,000 Woman reported following council fraud probe Fraudsters con Scottish Council out of £270,000

Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland …described him as a violent loose cannon …had his fingers chopped off Gangster 'tried to shield himself with car manual from hail of bullets' Men accused of murdering financial adviser Gang enforcer shot dead …set to explode in terrifying wave of violence Violent thug who slashed frail gran with machete, tortured man hours later

Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Perception Motivation

Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Reality

Involves more than one person Is organised, meaning that it involves control, planning and the use of specialist resources Causes, or has the potential to cause significant harm Involves benefit to the individual concerned, particularly financial gain What is Serious Organised Crime? Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland

DIVERT – Individuals (particularly young people) from engaging in using the products of serious organised crime DISRUPT – The activities of SOCGs DETER – Serious Organised Crime by implementing measures to protect communities, businesses and the public sector DETECT – Boost capacity and improve co-ordination

Solutions – Evidence of Success Interventions – Reducing Vulnerabilities Scottish Procurement Policy Note 2/2010 – Use of the Security Industry Authority Approved Contractors Scheme for Security Industry Services Local Authority Internal Audit - potential and actual impact of Serious Organised Crime

Disruptions – Evidence of Success Removal of construction contracts Closure of licensed premises + security companies £1.5 million in lost revenue to major cosmetic importer and distributor Revocation of taxis licenses Removal of contracts by public bodies Instigation of legal proceedings for evasion of council tax and non domestic business rates Contravention of The Representation of the People Act 1983 (potential £5000 per year) Interventions – Reducing Vulnerabilities

Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Millionaire with cocaine habit so bad his nose collapsed is jailed SCOTLAND’S DRUG SEIZURES DOUBLE £220m drugs gang, who flooded Scotland with heroin + cocaine jailed for more than 60 years

‘This is a global problem affecting us all and we cannot simply arrest our way out of it’. Opening speech by John Morton, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Department of Homeland Security, 14 September 2011 Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland The Future Local Authority Serious Organised Crime SPoC’s Police Scotland LALO’s + PIP Departments Scottish Business Resilience Centre

Thank You Tuesday 10 September 2013 Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow Inspector Alan Dron, Interventions