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Strategic Partners
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.
Model Legislation
Reference Materials and Guides
- Hemispheric Study of Maritime Narcotrafficking - 2003
- Map of Maritime Drug Trafficking Routes in the Americas
- Coastal Areas and Maritime Approaches: Drug Threat/ Vulnerability Risk Self-Assessment Checklist
- Best Practices to Increase Security in Free Trade Zones in Ports and Tax Free Ports
- Port"“Drug Threat/Risk Assessment
- Alternatives to Increase Private Industry Stakeholder Participation in the Funding of and Involvement in Counterdrug Port Security
- Model System or Vessel Registry to Monitor Pleasure Craft, Traditional Fishing Vessels, and Speedboats, in Support of Maritime Domain Awareness and Investigations
- Guide for Law Enforcement Officials to Help Ensure Successful Prosecutions of Maritime Law Enforcement Cases - 2014
- Guide to Best Practices for the Establishment and Integration of Risk Assessment Groups (RAG) and Cargo Control in Ports - 2014
- Guide to best practices to prevent the spread of criminal activities and corruption in maritime port facilities - 2013
- Guide of Best Practices for Improving Controls of Vessels for Sporting Use, Small-Scale Fishing, and Limited Tourism - 2012
- Guide to Best Practices for Combating Illicit Drug Trafficking on Lakes and Riverine Systems - 2012
- Use of Go-Fast Boats in Drug Trafficking and Distribution - 2012
- Reference Guide for the Exchange of Information on Maritime Traffic
- Reference Guidelines on Best Practices and Procedures for Effective Systemic Control of Shipments of Chemical Substances Transported Through Ports to Prevent Their Illicit Diversion
- Guide for the Control or Regulation of Companies that Build, Repair or Remodel Boats or Motors/Engines
- Model Operating Procedures Guide for Combined Maritime Counter Drug Operations
- Guidelines for Strengthening Control of Containers
- Best Practices on Effective Controls of Ports and Maritime Narcotrafficking
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