john fahy national terrorist fiu new scotland yard john.fahy@met.police.uk

John Fahy

National Terrorist FIUNew Scotland Yard

John.fahy@met.police.uk

Objectives of Presentation • Role & structure of the NTFIU • UK Strategy on counter terrorism• Cash seizure powers & use • Terrorist financing• 7/7 as a counter terrorism investigation• Questions

Role of the NTFIU

• Metropolitan Police have the lead on Counter Terrorism(CT) Investigations

• Support CT Investigations• UK lead on terrorist finance• Training/capacity building

Structure of the NTFIU

• Rapidly growing unit with a total of 76 detectives, analysts & support staff

• Support to CT investigations• Disruption Team• Intelligence function• Staff from other agencies

To reduce the threat

To reduce vulnerability

PREVENTterrorism by tackling its underlying

causesPURSUE

terrorists and those that sponsor themImprove our understanding of terrorist

networks, track the terrorists down, disrupt them and, where we can, bring them to

justice

PREPAREfor the consequences

PROTECTthe public and UK interests

To reduce the risk

UNDERPINNING ALL FOUR MISSION AREAS• Improve intelligence coverage • Clear, helpful, coherent communications

Countering terrorist financing is a fundamental element of the UK’s long term

CT strategy

Cash Seizure Powers

Civil power to seize criminal or terrorist funds

The Terrorist

Act

Volunteers, Training, Travel, Equipment

Procurement, Living Costs, Administration, Propaganda,

Campaigns, Communications, Prisoners / martyrs families…….

Terrorist Finances?Terrorist Finances?

DRUGSEXTORTIONEXTORTION

SMUGGLING / TAX EVASION

FRAUD

THEFT

ROBBERY

COUNTERFEITGOODS

KIDNAPPING

DONATIONS

Fund Raising

LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES

7/7 Attacks on the Underground

Casualty FiguresDevices placed on

carriage floorsAldgate

7 Dead 90 injuredEdgware Road

8 Dead 185 injuredRussell Square

27 Dead 180 injured

Inside the BMA

One hour later - Fourth Device

Detonated on the BusTavistock Place

Device placed on upper deck

14 Dead73 injured

The Importance of the Financial Investigator

There is no terrorism without money!

Financial Intelligence Makes a Difference

•In the first 24 hrs contact made with financial institutions, credit reference agencies etc

•24/7 contact arrangements established

•Fast time response to intelligence and exhibits from scene

M Khan 11 Gregory St, Leeds

• Financial and other documents found at scenes prove useful

• Exploiting account opening informationAddressesTelephone numbersE-mail addressesOther potential

Financial Intelligence adds Value

Identifying theRemaining Bombers

Shehzad TanweerShehzad TanweerMohammed KhanMohammed Khan

Jermaine LyndsayJermaine Lyndsay

Husib HussainHusib Hussain

Luton Railway Station

Analysis of ShazadTANWEER’s accountsshow car hire on 4th July 2005

Recovered Items

Search of the car reveals hexamine blocks and other BME

Recovered Items

Various home made explosives & detonators

18, Alexander Grove, Leeds

Other materials

Jermaine Lyndsey

Bank account shows links to

Numerous e-mail addresses

‘Bug’ detectors and other spying / anti-spying equipment

Current Enquiries• Ongoing account

examination of purchases

• Surveillance of accounts in order to ID associates & purchase patterns

• Purchase of mobile phones & top up cards

• Massive and challenging reactive investigation• Repeated on 21st July with attempted bombings• Both enquiries still continuing for criminal

court and Coroner• Still had to ‘service’ other NTFIU operations

NTFIU Response

How much did it cost?

Future threat monitoring

•Purchase of precursor chemicals-Hydrogen Peroxide, Hexamine blocks, Citric Acid , Fertiliser etc….

•Purchase of equipment-Fans, cooling blocks, rubber gloves

•Overseas travel-Payment for travel, Visas, account dormancy

•Training-Paint-balling, rafting, ‘adventure sports’

Questions ?

John Fahy National Terrorist FIU

New Scotland YardJohn.fahy@met.police.uk