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SME Times News Bureau | 06 Dec, 2018
Customs administrations of 21 countries from South Asia, West Asia and
Asia Pacific stressed on sharing data and intelligence in real-time to
counter organised cross-border crime, the Finance Ministry said in a
statement on Thursday.
"During the two day meeting, there was
special emphasis on sharing of data and intelligence between different
customs administrations... All the participating countries agreed to
co-operate closely and counter the organised cross-border crime," it
said.
The decision was an outcome of a two-day event organised
on December 4-5 to conclude the Regional Customs Enforcement Meeting
(RCEM) and to observe the 61st Foundation Day of the Directorate of
Revenue Intelligence (DRI).
"Extensive discussions were held
regarding mutual strategy to counter organised crime related to drugs,
precious metals and stones, money laundering and black economy," it
said.
Apart from the 21 countries, representatives from World
Customs Organisation (WCO), Interpol, United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) and Regional Intelligence Liaison Office for Asia and the
Pacific (RILO AP) attended the meeting.
The DRI gave a
presentation on "Data Exchange to Control Illicit Trade", highlighting
the need, benefit and challenges for effective exchange of customs data
and proposed a four-stage model. It also spoke on "Drug Trafficking,
Smuggling and Organised Financial Crime".
While the Mauritius
delegate laid great emphasis on sharing of information and intelligence
on real-time basis, the Australian delegate elaborated on "Passenger
Profiling and Targeting Capability" and explained their layered approach
in profiling.
Interpol outlined major steps taken in recent
times to promote police-customs co-operation and the WCO outlined the
strategy and operations against drugs and NPS trafficking, the statement
said.
Iran gave a presentation on various kinds of narcotics
seizures made by them, while the UNODC (South Asia) gave a brief
overview of the mandate of UNODC which includes combating, apart from
drugs and organised crime, terrorism, smuggling and corruption.
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