Countering Illicit Drugs

Transnational organized crime Trafficking in persons Trafficking in arms Trafficking in drugs Smuggling of migrants Smuggling of artifacts Smuggling of cultural antiquities Smuggling of narcotics Smuggling of wild life production of and trafficking in fraudulent medicines Illegal trade Yields of crime Money laundering Corruption Terrorism Drug trafficking is an organized crime

Border control in the MENA region Thousands of Kms of borders; some located in remote, desert areas

UNODC Approach to Border Control At the national level At the regional & International levels Four- track Approach 1) build identification capacity 2) Information collection capacity 3) Capacity to feed in-depth investigations 4) International Cooperation

750 million container movements in % of global trade – less than 2% inspected Countering Illicit trafficking

Container Control Programme Focus Creation of Joint Port Control Units in sea and dry ports (air and land in the future) – multi agency working approach (e.g Customs, Police, Intelligence, Anti-Narcotics Departments) Local Steering Committees Capacity building/training, basic, practical, specialized Strengthening of infrastructure Information exchange/regional and international cooperation Mentorship

Programme Benefits Increased coordination, synergy and staff capacity National ownership and control Multi focus and approach of capacity building Membership in global enforcement community Strengthened institutional capacity to carry out pre/post seizure investigations Increased customs revenues Facilitation of compliance and trade Enhanced knowledge about organized crime and illicit trafficking and capacity to respond to threats

Programme achievements Established in 2005, the CCP has celebrated its 10th Anniversary last December. Now, it covers 22 countries around the globe. The total amount of Seizures made under CCP till 2015 is as follows: 101 Tons of Cocaine 2.9 Tons of Heroin 59.5 Tons of Cannabis 1274 Tons of Precursors. 160 Tons of Tramadol in West Africa in 2014 In addition to many seizures of counterfeits, CITES and Cigarettes.

Airport Communication Programme (AIRCOP) UNODC Interpol WCO Objective Disrupt the illegal networks that are disseminating drugs and other illicit products through smarter, more effective, well-connected, intelligence led counter- narcotic activities. AIRCOP

The Afghan Opiate trade project Analyze, improve knowledge-base and increase awareness on the global threat of Afghan Opiates trafficking on public health and security. The project also supports national and regional drug- related organizations in establishing/ enhancing their research, monitoring and reporting capacity. Research capacity building aims to increase availability of data for the main beneficiaries and stakeholders to design evidence based policies and strategies.

UNODC is providing ongoing assistance to Member States in research and data collection in the field of drug trafficking. Two research studies on Opiates trafficking being undertaken are: Main partner The Southern route Report; and Opiates in Africa report (To be published 2015).

Masood Karimipour Regional Representative UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa