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Challenges and Opportunities in Maritime Security and Surveillance for Effective Governance and Innovation in the EU’s Maritime Domain The MAOC (N) Experience

MAOC (N)

MARITIME ANALYSIS and OPERATIONS CENTRE (NARCOTICS)

Dublin, 8th-9th April, 2013

José Ferreira Leite Director

Reasons to establish MAOC (N) – 2007 & Today

• An increase in illicit drug trafficking by sea and air across the Atlantic to Europe

and the West Africa Seaboard

• The difficulty in obtaining timely information for actions in this field, at both an

international and European level

• The marked international nature of this illicit drug trafficking involving criminal
• rganisations operating in several Countries, employing ships with different

registrations and crews of different nationalities

• Many Countries do not have sufficient air and sea surveillance and law

enforcement assets to carry out alone the interdiction of illicit drug trafficking by sea

• Technical and legal difficulties with maritime interdictions

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The International Agreement establishing MAOC (N) was signed by representatives of the seven Parties in the 30th September, 2007 – France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom Observers:

• European Commission, EUROPOL, EMCDDA (EEAS,

FRONTEX)

• UNODC
• Canada, USA, Morocco, Cape Verde (Angola, Brazil,

Colombia)

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From the International Agreement:

The Parties shall co-operate through the Centre in the suppression of illicit drug trafficking by sea and by air across the Atlantic towards Europe and the West African Seaboard, with the possibility of extending its operations, inter alia, into the Western Mediterranean basin, hereinafter referred to as the “operational area”. For that they shall, through the Centre: a) Collect and analyse information to assist in determining best operational

• utcomes in relation to illicit drug trafficking by sea and by air in the
• perational area;

b) Enhance intelligence through information exchange among themselves and, in the appropriate manner, with Europol; c) Endeavour to ascertain the availability of their assets

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Some conclusions:

• MAOC (N) is a law enforcement organisation
• MAOC (N) contributes to operations
• MAOC (N) requires civil / military cooperation

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JOCC operatives

MAOC (N) Information flow

Member Country Operational information in via National Representative

Debrief Op to Europol Member countries Update Europol on investigation

Working process – 1st step

MAOC (N)

MARITIME ANALYSIS and OPERATIONS CENTRE (NARCOTICS) National CLO’s

• ffice

Intelligence Partner Agencies JOCC

Actionable or Deconfliction intelligence

• Analyse if case can be developed by MAOC
• Initiate DEV/OP
• Discuss which partners should be activated
• Deconflict with other agencies

Sensitive Intelligence Check for national investigation

Op Co-ord Meeting

Initial Intel

Working process – 2nd step

National CLO’s

• ffice

Partners Intel, Maritime and LE Authorities JOCC

Availability of assets and or LEDETS

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• Initiate SEA/OP
• All International Coordination to pass

through JOCC Request for and deployment of assets and or LEDETS

Assets / Ledet

Working process – 3rd step

National CLO’s

• ffice

Partners Maritime and LE Authorities JOCC

Coordination to final Interception

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• Intelligence Updates
• Continuous briefing
• Continuous Database update

Developing intelligence To help asset coordination

• Assume operational

command/control

Asset aquired – Move toward Interdiction

Working process – 4th step

National CLO’s

• ffice

Partners Maritime and LE Authorities JOCC

Debrief Operation at Site

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• Standardised Debrief
• Record and report (Partners agencies, EUROPOL)
• Improve database for future operations

Debrief Process

Europol

Debrief

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Example of Successful Activity Development

Cape Verde Training and capacity building efforts delivering operational results and improved cooperation – 2 Successful Interdictions supported and coordinated through MAOC.

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jose.leite@maoc.eu

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