- English
This
component of the
Counterdrug Capacity
Building Program aims to increase the
knowledge, skills, and operational capacity of maritime authorities,
law enforcement, customs and other agencies working in the maritime/port domain to investigate, detect, and
disrupt maritime drug
trafficking. In this regard, CICAD provides capacity building for customs personnel and port/airport
security authorities in risk analysis,
internal conspiracy investigations, cargo and passenger profiling, and inspection of recreational vessels.
In collaboration with strategic partners such as the Regional Security System
(RSS), the Drug Trafficking Maritime Analysis Center (CIMCON, by its Spanish
language acronym), the OAS' Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP), and the Inter-American
Committee against Terrorism (CICTE), as well as private sector initiatives, CICAD also supports
OAS member states' secure trade in the region, targeting the
supply of illicit drugs by fostering cooperation between the public and private
sectors; and securing the movement of cargo by enhancing supply chain controls. Training modules include the use of intelligence gathering, risk-based
targeting, documentation analysis, and interagency cooperation.
The Group of Experts on Maritime Narcotrafficking constitutes a forum for OAS member states to exchange information and expertise, while fostering regional cooperation in countering drug trafficking in the maritime domain. The Group provides a hemispheric perspective on maritime drug trafficking trends, multilateral interdiction operations, and prosecutorial challenges in drug maritime interdiction. As such, the Group has become an important source in the region when it comes to the publication of relevant materials, such as manuals, best practices on drug interdiction operations, guidelines, and protocols, with a focus on information sharing and inter-agency/cross-border cooperation.
Reference Materials and Guides
updated on 10/10/2019 11:29:45 AM