The Global Response to Maritime Illicit Activities Coordinated by INTERPOL

MARITIME SECURITY SUB-DIRECTORATE

Region No of incidents

Total No of Persons of Interest by

region

South East Asia 240 127Gulf of Guinea 467 438

Horn of Africa/Indian Ocean/Other 1,249 2,464Other cases 86 32

Total 2,042 3,061

Incidents and Subjects by region

12% of all incidents and 4% of subjects recorded on database related to South East Asia

Incident Type No

Attempted Boarding 3Detainment 10Fired Upon 2Hijacked 2Kidnapping 7Other 15Rescue 2Robbery * 2Suspicious Approach 1

TOTAL 48

Incidents in SEA (2017 – to date)

* More detailed information and records of all cases reported kept by IMB, IMO and ReCAAP

MTS IRTs to coordinate multi-agency crime scene investigation, evidence exploitation, analysis, suspects interviewing and crew debriefing.

The SMYRNI Post-release IRT • 8 March 2013 MTS deployed an IRT to Salalah, Oman to coordinate

and facilitate Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) and crew debriefings

• 12 members from the NCIS and FBI joined the mission to conduct the CSI and the 26 crew members debriefs

• Mission conducted with minimum of impact to the vessel’s operation

INTERPOL IRTS: Vessel Release Phase

INTERPOL Incident Response TeamsMTS IRTs since the creation of the Maritime Piracy Task Force in 2011

WEST AFRICA2013: COTTON (Ghana)

OCEAN CENTURION (Ghana)2014: KERALA (Togo)2016: LEON DIAS (Benin)

EAST AFRICA2011: EAGLE (Kenya)

IRENE (South Africa) ORNA (Oman)

2012: LIQUID VELVET (Oman)2013: FREE GODDESS (Oman)

SMYRNI (Oman)

ASIA2012: SHIUH FU nr 1 (Vietnam)

CRIMLEA IIEast Africa

3 year EU fundedProgramme2014 - 2017

Countries: Comoros, Djibouti,

Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles,

Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen

Mentor based in RB Nairobi

MASE/COMESAEast Africa

3 year EU fundedProgramme2015 - 2018

Countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius,

Seychelles, Tanzania

Mentor to be based in RB Nairobi

AGWEWest Africa

2 year US fundedProgramme2015 - 2018

Countries: Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo

Mentor based in RB Abidjan

MARITIME SECURITY Capacity Building Programmes

EVEXI IIIEast Africa

1 year Norway funded Programme

Countries: Kenya, Mauritius,

Seychelles, Tanzania

OutputMaritime crime case coordination & Joint Investigation Team

HAMELI (JIT) INTERPOL Liaison

Officer based in the Seychelles

HOSTAGE DEBRIEFING

Initiative1 year UN funded

Programme

Countries: Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand,

India, Vietnam

OutputDebriefing of released

seafarers kidnapped by pirates

MAST Project

2 year Canada fundedprogramme2017 - 2019

Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam

Mentor based in IGCI Singapore

MARITIME SECURITY Capacity Building Programmes

Evidence collected entered into the Global Maritime Piracy Database for the benefit of member countries

Global Database on Maritime Piracy

Global Database Statistics: 118,928 Records As of 27 September 2017 • 3,061 Subjects (pirates, financiers,

negotiators)• 2,042 Incident Reports• 1,812 Vessels• 18,749 Telephones• 347 Emails• 211,724 Currency serial numbers

• UNCLASSIFIED data• Cross matches and analytical

reports

• Sharing Hits • Businesses, identity documents,

locations, anchorage points, engines, bank accounts, weapons, videos, documents etc.

Analytical Products

• Piracy database query result report (i.e., cross-match report)• Operational analysis report • Post disruption report • Subject Profiles • Link chart analysis• Ad hoc intelligence reports• Over 130 analytical products prepared • Reports disseminated to 30-40 countries

Provide equipment and trainings to reinforce Member States’ capacity

Enhance capacity on evidence collection

Encourage information exchange & data collection to populate the Global Database on Maritime Piracy

INTERPOL Assistance to Fight Maritime Crime

INTERPOL For official use only

INTERPOL ACTION Training MentoringEquipment donationHarmonize best practicesRegional PlatformsExtension of INTERPOL I-24/7 System

INTERPOL For official use only

Enhance the use of INTERPOL tools and services for Maritime Piracy investigations

Extension of I-24/7

Workshops - Regional Platform to share best practices Support to ongoing cases

Enhance the regional focused approach Facilitate police cooperation in the targeted region

ENHANCE REGIONAL COOPERATION

• International Forces: Collaboration and Capacity building Information Sharing with NATO, EUNAVFOR

• Special Agencies: Intelligence sharingJoint operations and trainings with EUROPOL, NCIS, FBI

• Strategic Partners: Implementation of Regional Strategies and Action Plans to address maritime piracy

INTERPOL Maritime Security Key Partnerships

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Al McGeachyAssistant Director

INTERPOL Maritime Security Unit

a.mcgeachy@interpol.int