Transcript mikeladze

6th Meeting of members of the MOU on
Sub-Regional Drug Control Cooperation
Moscow 14-15 December 2004
Combating the traffic in heroin
from Central Asia
Vitali Mikeladze – coordinator, enforcement
programmes, World Customs Organisation
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WCO Report
“Customs and Drugs 2003”
• 90% of the opiates for Europe are
estimated to come from Afghanistane
• More intensive use of the Silk Road
• It’s now through the states of Central
Asia and the Russian Federation that
heroin transit on its way to Western
Europe
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WCO Report
“Customs and Drugs 2003”
The quantity seized in freight consignments
tripled, while the number of detections
remained stable at 13 cases.
seizure made in a freight
.consignment (329 kg)
 Biggest
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• 2003 – UNODC : “Paris Pact”
• 2004 – WCO: New approach to combat the
traffic in heroin from Central Asia to
Western Europe
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WCO – A NEW APPROACH
• ILLEGAL TRAFFIC FOLLOWS LEGAL
TRAFFIC, LEGAL ROADS
• Identification of main trade routes crossing
points and strategically important Customs
posts – basis for future intervention
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» Program » of the WCO :
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“DOORS”
 Northern Routs: 13 (the Russian
Federation)
 Central Routs: 8 (Georgia, Russian
Federation,Turkey)
 Southern Routs: 2 (United Arab
Emirates)
 Rail Routes: 12 ((Georgia,Russian
Federation, Turkey)
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Capacity building
• Field studies
• Fact finding missions
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Operation “Tamerlane”
• Surveillance of the westbound traffic
• System to exchange, verify, evaluate
information
• Risk assessment mechanizms
• Enhanced border controls
• Investigative measures
• National-international co-operation
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WCO’s Global RILO Network
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RILO CIS
Central Asian NCPs
•Link to the Internet
•Smooth and timely flow of the data
from the point of seizure to NCP
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Thank you for your attention
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