Christopher Cooney
International Liaison Officer
Scottish Crime & Drug Enforcement Agency
December 2012
HISTORY
• Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA)
was formally established 1st April 2001
• In May 2006 the Agency adopted the Scottish
Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA)
name. This better reflects a commitment to
tackling serious organised crime in all its
forms.
• The Agency will cease to exist in it current
form on 31st March 2013 when it is subsumed
into “Police Scotland.”
SCDEA Vision, Mission, Organisational Values and Strategic Priorities
• Our Vision -To Protect Scotland's
communities from serious organised
crime
• Our Mission - Working every day for the
people of Scotland dismantling serious
organised crime
• Our Organisational Values - Trust,
Commitment and Respect
• Strategic Priorities – as set by Scottish
Ministers
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What we do - Our police officers and support staff contribute to the fight against
organised crime in a number of areas, including:
Operations - Our operations team strives to bring to justice those involved in
serious organised crime by arresting individuals, seizing drugs and identifying cash
and assets for restraint.
Intelligence - Gathering relevant and robust intelligence provides a picture of the
most serious criminals and the scope of their illegal activity, which informs the
nature of our responses.
Interventions - The Interventions Unit works with law enforcement agencies and
the public, private and voluntary sectors to create innovative techniques to reduce
opportunities for organised crime.
Scottish Money Laundering Unit - The Scottish Money Laundering Unit (SMLU)
conducts money laundering investigations and identifies the assets of criminals for
potential confiscation by the courts.
Scottish Witness Liaison Unit - Witnesses involved in the criminal justice
system can be the subject of intense intimidation. The Scottish Witness Liaison Unit
(SWLU) provides support to these witnesses to ensure they are able to provide
their evidence to the court.
e-Crime - Reflecting the growth of communication technology, the e-crime unit
tackles the hi-tech criminal, who facilitates activity through the use of computers
and other information technology.
4 D’s
• DIVERT
• DISRUPT
• DETER
• DETECT
DIVERT
• Young people better informed about drugs
• Increased public awareness of serious
organised criminals being apprehended,
punished and having criminal assets seized
• Consumers better informed about the ethics of
buying illicit drugs or counterfeit goods
DISRUPT
• Effective and co-ordinated enforcement
activity across Scottish policing that results in
increased seizure and confiscation of profits
gained from criminal activity
• ‘Specialists’ – lawyers and accountants –are
less willing and able to provide advice and
assistance to serious organised crime groups
thereby reducing their access to these vital
areas of business expertise to support criminal
activity
DETER
• Raised awareness of the impact of serious
organised crime in the public sector
• Businesses and local authorities less
vulnerable to serious organised criminal
activity and in doing so making Scotland a
more place for serious organised crime groups
to operate
• Enhanced intelligence on serious organised
crime group activity
DETECT
• Improved coordination and analysis of
information and intelligence that will boost
SCDEA capacity and drive action against
serious organised crime groups
• An enhanced picture of the activities of serious
organised crime groups to effectively priorities
and target enforcement activities
International Liaison Officer
International Enquiry Forms
INTELLIGENCE
International Letter of Request
EVIDENCE
International Liaison Officer
International Letters of Request
• Crown Office process “Letter of Request”
through appropriate Legal Channels
ARTICLE 40 SCHENGEN- cross border
surveillance
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The UK has signed up to Article 40 of the Schengen Agreement which
deals with cross border surveillance. By so doing the UK has agreed to
co-operate with other member states in respect of surveillance
operations that cross national borders.
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Article 40 is for the continuance of surveillance only. This effectively
means that as a minimum the target must be under surveillance to the
port of exit.
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Not surprisingly, Spain and the Netherlands are Scotland’s most frequent
Article 40 partners
EUROPOL
Analysis Work Files
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The Analysis Work File (AWF) is an instrument unique to Europol.
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It is the means by which Europol provides support to investigations being carried out in member states. As
such, AWF support is often closely linked with a Joint Investigation Team (JIT). The Europol support
consists of intelligence analysis, expert advice and assistance. It can be provided remotely from the
Europol premises, or in the field.
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The principle of the AWF is relatively simple. Investigations being carried out in different national
jurisdictions often show significant linkages between them. This is due to the common involvement of
international criminal structures in cross-border crime. These national investigations produce information
which is supplied via secure communication channels to the Europol Analysis Unit.
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This information is centralised and processed within the Europol Analysis
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System. This is a secure system, accessible only to the analysts who work on the AWF. The analysts
initially look for simple cross-matches within the data.
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Subsequently, more detailed analysis will be performed in line with the objectives of the AWF, and the
main targets of the investigations. The aim of all analysis is to provide direction to investigators to assist
the progress of their investigations, following new leads and filling intelligence gaps.
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Accordingly, a circular flow of data is created such that the AWF and the investigations feed each other
with new information. In this way, the AWF acts as the central point allowing national investigations to
benefit from information obtained in other jurisdictions. The overall aim of increasing the efficiency and
effectiveness of the competent authorities of the member states is thus achieved.
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EUROJUST
INTERPOL
CONTACT NUMBERS
Christopher
Cooney
International Liaison Officer
Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
Osprey House,
Inchinnan Road,
Paisley,
PA3 2RE
Office. 0141 302 1047
Fax. 0141 302 1018
Mobile. 07990804727
email. Chris.Cooney@scdea.pnn.police.uk