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INTERPOLGlobalE-WasteCrimeGroup

Emile LindemulderIntelligence Management and Pollution Crime OfficerINTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme

MISSION

Help our members countriesenforce environmental lawfrom local to international levelmore effectively and efficiently

GOALSBoost know-how, skills and co-operation in enforcement

Make international exchange of intelligence happen

Give operational support to the field

Provide chances to network and share best practices

TO FIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME, WE:Link: 188 countries in a secure global networkGather: nominal data, experience, expertiseAnalyze: world wide crime informationShare: intelligence and best practicesInitiate: international joint operationsSupport: investigative requestsEducate: through manuals, trainings, projectsManage: global environmental enforcement projects

GlobalE-WasteCrimeGroup

2009 Report “Assessing the Links”Download it from our website at www.interpol.int

2009 Report “Assessing the Links”Exploratory Investigation: identify links organized crime and pollution crime

UK, US, NL, bureau Veritas, Michigan State University.

Very limited information available, more research needed.

Assessing the Links: E-Waste ConclusionsHuge environmental and health risk receiving countriesMillions tons/year internationally and growingProducing multi-million turnover

2 most common methods of illegal export:mislabeling containers to conceal e-wastemixing waste with legitimate consignment,

eg. end-of-life vehicles

Assessing the Links: E-Waste ConclusionsFurther transnational co-operation needed to:

Join law enforcers, policy makers, academicsResearch and investigate effectivelyQuantify the true extent.

International response:International response: INTERPOL Global EINTERPOL Global E--Waste Crime GroupWaste Crime Group

INTERPOL Global E-waste Crime GroupProceed in strategic and tactical analysis

Provide sustainable integrated solutions for Awareness , Intelligence, Prevention and Enforcement

Set up intelligence led global joint operations

Crack down on the OCG in E-waste trafficking

INTERPOL Global E-waste Crime GroupUsing successful UK Intelligence model & operations against E-waste trafficking to Afrika and Asia

Now taking intelligence model to a GLOBAL LEVEL

UK Environment Agency takes the operational lead in this INTERPOL managed project

INTERPOL Global E-waste Crime Group

Single policy measure is no solution; reason we are here

Collaboration with other global/regional partners

West African Enforcement Network

Active support by INTERPOL Regional Bureau in Abidjan

What have we achieved so far

Kick-off INTERPOL PCWG October 2009

INTERPOL Global E-Waste Conference May 2010, US

May 25-27, 2010AlexandriaVA, USA

Global E-WasteConference

What have we achieved so far

Kick-off INTERPOL PCWG October 2009

INTERPOL Global E-Waste Conference May 2010, US

Analyst meeting designed intelligence model and platform

Input Action Output

• Reported incidents

• Complaints

• Objectives

• Public information

• Source information

• Prosecutions

• Organised crime disrupted

• Incident management

• Crime reduction campaigns

• Customer focused multi - agency work

• Better quality of life

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What have we achieved so far

Kick-off INTERPOL PCWG oktober 2009

INTERPOL Global E-Waste Conference May 2010, US

Analyst meeting designed intelligence model and platform

Intelligence campaign initiated with first urgent responses

Input Action Output

• Reported incidents

• Complaints

• Objectives

• Public information

• Source information

• Prosecutions

• Organised crime disrupted

• Incident management

• Crime reduction campaigns

• Customer focused multi - agency work

• Better quality of life

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7th IP Int. Conference on Environmental Crime

Including 16th Pollution Crime Working Group

Displayed picturesCopyright © Mike AnaneLeague of Environmental Journalists

7th IP Int. Conference on Environmental Crime

Including 16th Pollution Crime Working GroupRaise awareness and competence less developed countriesLarge number of Intelligence reports sent from UKResponses and pro-active reports falls short of expectationAmbitions and pledges were however clearly reaffirmedHands on workshop was held on second day to tackle challenges in communication and enforcing response

Ghana in the I-GECG

UK EA and Ghana EPA have established contact with NCB

First intelligence report has been sent

Awaiting response & pro-active intelligence from Ghana

Locally unenforceable Intel can disrupt on the sending side !

What do we need

Data and analysis platform

Central analysis team

Project management capacity

Minimum requirements Analysis team

Intelligence manager € 38,000 – 46,000

Crime analyst(s) € 34,000 – 41,000

Intelligence officer € 29,000 – 34,000

Analyst assistant(s) € 19,000 – 26,000

Environmental Crime Programme Funding

IFAW-Bosach IFAW-BosachIFAW-Bosach IFAW-Bosach

Freeland Foundation

Humane Soc . Int.

INTERPOL

Environment Canada

Environment Canada

Environment Canada

US EPA

US pledge

US pledge

Care for the Wild Int.

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Call upon US E-Scrap Conference 2010

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sound investment: Pollution Prevention Pays !Illegal trafficking is disturbing the recycle marketIllegal trafficking will drive up resource pricesIllegal trafficking makes sound new initiatives failIllegal trafficking leads to severe image damage !!!

Result US E-Scrap Conference 2010

Strong support recyclers, new insights, and 1 snitch ☺OEM’s very reluctant to engage Dell remains mediator; joint analysis:

INTERPOL suffers from to strong an imageOEM’s fear downs stream relation damageI-GECG needs to proceed and explain and informJoin StEP through active participation

Looking at the Ghana collaboration report

Excellent for multi-strategy approachQuestions:

More factories like in India (Malaysia, China) ?Alternative use of CRT’s: re-assembling ?Minimum live-span expectance requirement at import ?Ratio domestic vs (illegal) import ?Fair chance: Enforcement of illegal import

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