Matters

Border Security
Matters Vol: November 2014
Welcome
Thomas Tass, Executive Director,
BORDERPOL
Border security, traveler and
migration management is an
intensely fluid business. It reacts
to geo-political, environmental and
social upheavals. Events occurring
a half a world away will eventually
impact on national and regional
border priorities and policies. But the
time lag between the event and the
impact on the international border
management community is not
always seen as optimal in terms of
effective responses. The expected
response by border services may not
meet the expectations of the general public. The case in point is
the Ebola crisis which at the time of this writing is of significant
concern to the international community.
In March of this year the international press was reporting
that Ebola was emerging in West Africa. On April 3rd 2014 the
World Health Organization posted on its webpage that “WHO
is supporting the national authorities in the response to an
outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD; formerly known as Ebola
haemorrhagic fever). The outbreak is now confirmed to be
caused by a strain of Ebola virus with very close homology (98%)
to the Zaire Ebola virus. This is the first time the disease has been
detected in West Africa.”
In August 2014 the New York State Joint Information Center,
Emergency Operations Center, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention issued a statement which among other things stated
that the “CDC [US Centre for Disease Control] and its partners
at U.S. ports of entry are not doing enhanced screening of
passengers travelling from the affected countries”. The CDC was
however “working with international public health organisations,
other federal agencies, and the travel industry to identify sick
travelers arriving in the United States”.
On October 8, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s
Customs & Border Protection (CBP) announced that they would
begin new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that
receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected
nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
A week later Reuters reported that the European Commission,
was “weighing up the effectiveness of entry screening, given
that travelers are screened on departure from the affected areas
Contents
Agency News 2 - 7
BORDERPOL Workshop - Helsinki, Sept 2014 8
Our Future Border Security: United We Stand, 9
Divided We Fall
The Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional 10 - 11
Initiative (MARRI)
Developing the National Capability for 12 - 13
Integrated Border Management in Lebanon
World BORDERPOL Congress 2014 14 - 33
European Centre of Information Policy and 34
Security releases finding on ISIS in Africa report
Industry News 35 - 40
News and updates form the Secretariat 41 - 42
and have a low probability of developing infectious symptoms
between leaving an African airport and arriving in Europe.” At the
same time unnamed EU officials said “one key element of entry
screening could be informing arriving passengers of what to do
if they later fell ill - notably telling them not to turn up without
warning at hospital after developing symptoms of Ebola.”
None the less at Heathrow airport screening for Ebola among
passengers flying into the UK from countries at risk began on
October 15, 2014. Specifically screening started at Terminal 1,
before being extended to other terminals, Gatwick airport and
Eurostar .
So where does the border management community – and
whose officials are on the frontline interacting with travelers
coming from infected regions fit in the health paradigm? Is it
safer to close borders and travel means from areas where Ebola
is rampant? Is it possible to hermetically isolate a state or a
region of the world from another? Could it be that it is actually
less risky for the world to fight Ebola with a strategy of beating
the virus at its source while exercising screening programs at
borders and airports?
Is the Ebola crisis the “Black Swan event” this author wrote about
in the last issue of Border Security Matters.
It is likely that answers to these questions will evolve during
the debates and deliberations of border security and border
management experts that will be attending the peerless 3rd
World BORDERPOL Congress in Budapest, Hungary from 9th to
11th December 2014.
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BORDERPOL Workshop:
25-26 September 2014, Helsinki, Finland
BORDERPOL organised
its latest workshop under
the theme “Schengen Area:
where is it working and
where is it not working in
relation to cross border
organised crime?”
Hosted by Mr Leo
Nissinen, Director General
of Finnish Customs, the
Workshop took place at
Finnish Customs School on
25th & 26th September,
attended by leading
experts from border
agencies, senior police,
security, customs and migration management professionals.
A round-up of the Workshop can be found on page 8.
OSCE trains Tajik law enforcement
officers on assessing threats at border
Twenty-two mid-rank and front-line officers, including three
women from Tajik law enforcement agencies, completed a twoweek
OSCE training course today in Dushanbe on assessing
threats along the border.
During the course, officers from the Interior Ministry, Tajik
Border Troops, the Customs Service and Drug Control Agency
studied criminal intelligence, collection of information and
searches, surveillance, threats posed by high-tech crime, and
threat assessments at the border.
“Capacities of Tajik border and security agencies have to cope
with changing border security risks and a professional and
realistic threat assessment is the key element of an efficient
border management,” said Ambassador Markus Mueller, the
Head of the OSCE Office in Tajikistan.
Flemming Hansen Splidsboel, Head of the OSCE Office’s
Politico-Military Department, said: “This training course assisted
Tajik border law enforcement agencies in strengthening their
professional capacity in their day-to-day work in assessing
threats at the border.”
The training course was implemented as part of the Tajik
National Border Management Strategy and the OSCE Office in
Tajikistan’s Border Management Unit’s activities this year.
Statement by EU Commissioner Cecilia
Malmström on operation Triton
“Italy and the EU Agency Frontex are making good
progress in preparing the joint operation Triton,
coordinated by Frontex. The main elements have now been
agreed and Frontex has sent out a call for participation to
EU Member States. So many desperate people are trying to
cross the Mediterranean, fleeing conflict and war. The EU
and its Member States need to respond and take action to
save lives. With the launch of the Triton operation, tailored
to the needs and requests defined by the Italian authorities,
the EU can show concrete solidarity to Italy, by reinforcing
its border surveillance and supporting its humanitarian
efforts. I therefore hope that Member States will now heed
Frontex’s call for equipment and guest officers, so that
Triton can be up and running soon. The Mediterranean is a
European sea and a European responsibility.
With its Mare Nostrum operation, Italy has done a
formidable job in assisting thousands upon thousands of
refugees who have risked their lives by trying to cross the
Mediterranean in rickety vessels. It is clear that the Triton
operation cannot and will not replace Mare Nostrum. The
future of Mare Nostrum remains in any case an Italian
decision. Triton will not affect the responsibilities of
Member States in controlling their part of the EU’s external
borders, and their obligations to the search and rescue of
people in need. I am confident that Italy will continue to
fulfil its European and international obligations and the
European Commission stands ready to continue providing
European assistance to such initiatives.
In order to be successful, these efforts at sea need to be
complemented by other measures. It is vital that EU states
now fully implement the Common European Asylum
System, and that a serious effort will be made to establish
a truly European program for the resettlement of refugees.
The challenges that the EU is facing requires all Member
States to take responsibility, and offer protection to those
in need.”
Boatpeople Kidnapped by Traffickers
Fifty-three boatpeople captured north of Phuket have
made remarkable allegations that they were unwilling
travellers from Bangladesh, kidnapped one by one by
gangs and forced onto a fishing boat by human traffickers.
If the claims are authenticated, then the exodus of the
stateless Rohingya down Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast
from Burma and Bangladesh is now being exploited by
brutal mercenaries, interested only in the profit that can be
made from selling people.
Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human
Security is applying to a court in the town of Takuapa, north
of Phuket, on Sunday to have the 53 boatpeople declared
victims of human trafficking.
A declaration by the court would prevent local police
quickly deporting the group as illegal migrants and oblige
officers to investigate the evidence of mass kidnapping
gleaned during several hours of interviews last night.
All of the boatpeople were questioned individually over
their allegations. Each dramatic first-person account
supported claims that a kidnapping gang is now snatching
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people in Bangladesh, simply because the
process of abusing captives in the jungle
camps in southern Thailand has become so
lucrative.
Large sums are usually extorted from the
captives’ relatives before the victims are
taken across the border to Malaysia.
But if what these boatpeople say is true,
they have all been kidnapped solely for the
purpose of extorting ransoms. They haven’t
wanted to flee to Malaysia.
The claims and the theory have yet to
be proven by independent authorities.
But a Phuketwan reporter who helped to
interview 25 of the 53 men into the early
hours of today said that the stories were
consistent - and nightmarish.
An electrician who said he was snatched by
a gang of men after being called to repair
a house in Cox’s Bazaar said: ‘’I worry about
my mother. I feed her medicine every day.
Since I was kidnapped, she will have had
nobody to give her the medicine.’’
A fisherman enticed to repair a net on
a stranger’s boat said he was grabbed
and had his wrists tied. He said: ‘’I was
kidnapped. I don’t have relatives in
Malaysia. I wasn’t planning on leaving
Bangladesh in this way. My wife and
children are there and will not know where
I am.’’
A farmer who said he went to repair a roof
was locked inside with four others. He said:
‘’They bound my arms behind my back and
took us all at night to a small boat, then
onto a bigger boat.’’
A 17-year-old boy said he was a
student with no intention of quitting his
schoolwork. He said: ‘’I went to update
my telephone credit at a shop and a man
grabbed me and put his hand over my mouth. I ended up
in the boat. Mt parents will be wondering where I am.’’
A market delivery man from Cox’s Bazaar, recently arrived
from Rakhine state in Burma (Myanmar), said: ‘’Four or five
men persuaded me to go to a house for a better job. I went
with them and was beaten and then taken to the boat.’’
A Bangladesh tourist from another town who went to visit
the sea said he was offered a guided tour. ‘’The guides
took me onto a boat. Before I could say anything, they
kept taking me out to sea. They told me I was going to
Malaysia.’’
The men said they were transported in the airless and
windowless hold of a fishing boat for five days, south from
Cox’s Bazaar to a jungle-covered island off Thailand’s coast.
Local municipal authorities, acting on a tipoff, arrested
the 53 men as they were being held in a plantation by the
roadside near Takuapa about 4am yesterday.
Two Thai men, local people, have been arrested and are
being held pending an outcome to the human trafficking
application in court.
One of the boatpeople showed whiplash wounds on his
neck that he said were the result of abuses in the secret
jungle camp off the coast. Others said that there were 310
people on the boat from Cox’s Bazaar.
Some boatpeople had been trucked south before them,
and more, still being held on the island, were to follow.
Authorities raided the secret island camp late yesterday and
found it disused and empty.
Most of the men apprehended yesterday are Rohingya
living in a UNHCR camp in Bangladesh.
Turkmenistan fortifies border to keep
militants out
Specialists are warning of a possible new threat to
Turkmenistan and to Central Asia, in light of Taliban
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ambushes of Turkmen border guards and a build-up of
militant forces in northern Afghanistan.
“The target of the Taliban and their associates is
Turkmenistan, which has boundless natural resources and
a border [with Afghanistan] worse protected than those
of Uzbekistan or Tajikistan,” Nazari Turkmen, an ethnic
Turkmen member of the Afghan parliament, said.
“They’ve got it into their heads that everything on earth
belongs to God alone,” he said. “This ignorant force doesn’t
recognise borders or international standards. ... They show
up wherever they please.”
While no one knows whether the Taliban will actually make
a concerted effort to enter Turkmenistan, many applaud the
country’s efforts to make it difficult for the militants to do that.
“Turkmenistan’s strengthening of its own border in
connection with the appearance on nearby Afghan territory
of Taliban units is the natural thing to do,” Pakistani Gen.
(ret.) Saad Muhammad told Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty (RFE/RL)’s Turkmen service.
Turkmenistan has begun fortifying segments of its Afghan
border with additional barbed-wire fences and a deep
ditch, a source near the leadership of the State Border
Service of Turkmenistan (GPST) confirmed.
Nogales CBP Officers Seize Marijuana
Worth $206K
A pair of Mexican nationals were arrested over the
weekend for attempting to smuggle more than 412 pounds
of marijuana, valued in excess of $206,000, through the
Port of Nogales.A total of 38 packages of marijuana are
removed from a non-factory compartment underneath the
truck bed liner of a smuggling vehicle
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dennis
DeConcini crossing selected a Dodge truck being driven by
Carlos Ramces Romo-Garcia, 26, for further inspection Oct.
19 following a positive alert by a CBP narcotics detection
canine. Officers then removed a total of 38 packages from
a non-factory compartment within the floorboard of the
truck, with a weight of nearly 313 pounds and a value of
more than $156,000.Drug smugglers fashioned metal boots
to attempt to smuggle marijuana through the DeConcini
crossing. Inside was more than 99 pounds of marijuana
On Oct. 18. Officers at the DeConcini crossing selected a
Ford truck being driven by Juan Manuel Valdez-Aranda,
45, for further inspection after a drug canine alerted to the
presence of drugs. Officers removed and seized more than
99 pounds of marijuana from within all of the trucks tires.
The drugs have a value of nearly $50,000.
The vehicle and drugs were processed for seizure. Both
subjects were referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.
Spain’s Ministry of Security to
implement biometric border control
management system
Spain’s Ministry of Security has posted a public tender
contract for the supply and installation of a new biometric
border control management system to facilitate all vehicles
and pedestrians crossing between Cadiz province and
the British colony of Gibraltar, according to a report by El
Confidential Autonomy.
The border control management system will help accelerate
the long queues of cars and pedestrians that occur when
entering and leaving Gibraltar to Spain, as well as maintain
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controls to prevent smuggling.
Tendered by the General Department of Information
Systems and Communications Security (under the Ministry
of Interior) in collaboration with the External Borders Fund
of the European Union, the 2,432,000 euro contract will
cover the complete renovation of pedestrian crossings.
The budget to implement all changes for the smart border
between La Linea de la Concepcion and Gibraltar will
amount to 7.3 million euros.
The contract states that the new border control
management system will be ready before May 31, 2015,
though media in Cadiz announced that the new system
would be operational in April.
The documents also show that the new biometric system
will be able to monitor and identify pedestrians crossing
Cadiz and back to Gibraltar in a few months.
The contract includes the installation of at least 12
automated border crossings for the output terminal and 12
for the input terminal.
The new system will feature ABC Gates, which already exist
in the airports of Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga.
Each terminal (on the input and the output) will comprise of
12 modules with an access control system that will capture
fingerprints and facial images, and two modern biometric
system posts.
Monitored by the National Police, the access control
modules ensure that the automatic doors will only be
opened when the system correctly identifies the person.
In addition to installing the Gibraltar border control
management system, the contractor will also have to
integrate this new system with the ABC System databases
and information systems of the National Police.
The contract documents state that the “installation of
the system is to expedite the passage of people through
the border crossing,” but also “expand the technological
capabilities to officials of Police in charge of control border
in La Linea de la Concepcion and allow strengthening
border security through a future interconnection of
automated border crossing with databases of other
organizations involved in border control, and in particular
the Agency State Tax Administration (AEAT)”.
Police and Border Guard Service on
alert near Saaremaa and Hiiumaa
Estonian Police and Border Guard Service (PPA) says that
it remains on alert in monitoring Baltic Sea areas near the
Estonian islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa for possible
anomalies in the light of recent events unfolding in Sweden.
According to Priit Pärkna, deputy director-general of PPA,
the authority is also actively communicating with their
colleagues from Sweden, Finland and Latvia.
“We are exchanging information with out partners. We
have now decided to pay more attention to the area
near Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, and are looking for possible
anomalies,” said Pärkna.
“We have also the capacity to respond if we detect
anything, but at present there is nothing to report,” he
added.
The Swedish Navy has since Friday been searching the
Swedish archipelago for an unidentified submerged vessel
and claim to have intercepted a distress signal sent out
by the vessel to Kaliningrad, a Russian submarine base.
Russian Ministry of Defence has denied that any Russian
military vessels including submarines were in trouble.
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet said in an
interview to Postimees that the MFA was keeping a close
eye on the developments.
“The events unfolding in Swedish waters are part of the
security tensions in Europe as there are more and more
military vessels in the Baltic Sea. The number of airspace
violations has been growing in recent years and we
also have more vessels of any kind on the Baltic Sea, for
instance, Russian Navy vessels near the sea borders of
other countries. The situation has become much more
tense,” Paet noted.
This incident which was proven by two intercepted radio
communications between the vessel and Kaliningrad, one
of them encrypted, is one of the latest border violation
incidents reported recently.
These incidents include violation of Swedish airspace by
Russian military aircraft, and a near-collision between a
Russian fighter jet and a Swedish intelligence aircraft.
Swedish military expert Tomas Ries says that Russia’s
increased military activity near Sweden may be Russia’s
response to the willingness of both Sweden and Finland to
cooperate more with NATO.
Another possibility is that Russia has been confused by
recent statements made in NATO summit about NATO’s
expansion plans and is interpreting them as set objectives.
A third and most plausible possibility is that Russia wants
to show its military supremacy on the Baltic Sea. Regardless
of what are Russia’s real intentions, one has to agree that
the situation at the Baltic Sea is more than explosive.
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GAO: Customs should improve use of
border security data
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection should improve its
analysis and circulation of border security data, a new report
from the Government Accountability Office says.
The 45-page report, released last week, says Customs’
Operational Field Testing Division, a covert unit, probes U.S.
border facilities for potential illicit nuclear material being
smuggled into the country. The division conducted 144
nuclear and radiological materials testing operations at 86
locations from fiscal years 2006 through 2013, selecting
locations from a total of 655 U.S. air, land and sea port
facilities, checkpoints and certain global locations. During
covert operations, teams of agency personnel security
attempt to smuggle nuclear and radiological materials at U.S.
locations where Department of Homeland Security personnel
screen for radiation.
The results showed differences in the rate of success for
intercepting smuggled nuclear and radiological materials
across facility types. GAO said Customs, which had a
$1 million budget for nuclear testing and other covert
operations from fiscal years 2009 through 2013, had not
conducted a risk assessment to prioritize locations, material
and technologies tested in the operations, and did not
correlate the results to help improve defenses across all
locations.
“Given the limited resources, assessing risk to prioritize
the most dangerous materials, most vulnerable locations
and most critical equipment for testing through covert
operations, DHS could better inform its decisions on how to
expand its limited resources effectively, consistent with the
department’s risk management policies,” the report said.
GAO said the Operational Field Testing Division has not
issued reports annually as planned on covert operation
results and recommendations, because of resource
constraints, limiting Customs oversight for improving
capabilities to detect and intercept smuggling at the border.
Customs has not yet developed a mechanism to track
whether ports of entry and checkpoints have implemented
corrective actions that could help decision-making on further
investments in equipment or personnel training.
60 Africans scramble over Morocco-
Spain border fence
About 60 Africans scrambled over a border fence from
Morocco into Spanish territory, as a UN official urged Spain
to protect migrants’ rights following evidence of police
abuse.
It was the latest in a string of attempts by desperate Africans
trying to reach European soil by scaling the seven-metre (23-
foot), triple-layer fence into the Spanish territory of Melilla,
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aising pressure on Spain’s government.
A crowd of Africans charged to the fence around dawn
on Monday and about 60 made it across and ran into
Melilla, some heading to a police station and others to an
immigration centre, Spanish government officials there said
in a statement.
That was the second of two bids last week by migrants
which the Spanish government described as “violent”. It said
several migrants and Spanish police officers were injured in
those attempts while a handful of Africans made it across.
Melilla has one of Europe’s two land borders with Africa,
along with another nearby Spanish territory, Ceuta, to the
west.
Spain has demanded more help from the European Union
to deal with the flow of migrants who head to Melilla and
Ceuta, which has swelled over recent months.
Other migrants try to sail across the 15-kilometre (ninemile)
strait from Morocco to Spain in makeshift boats and
dinghies, or to smuggle themselves into the country hidden
in vehicles.
Pak-Iran agree on intelligence
cooperation following border unrest
Pakistani and Iranian officials met in Tehran on Wednesday
where the two sides agreed on intelligence cooperation at
the porous border between the neighbouring countries.
“The two sides agreed to boost intelligence cooperation with
regard to border security,” said Khan Wasey, a spokesman
for the Frontier Corps. “Cooperation between the two
countries in battling terrorists is indispensable,” he added.
The meeting was between Inspector General FC Balochistan
Major General Ejaz Shahid and Iranian border force’s chief
General Qasim Razai, Wasay said, adding that it took place
in the Iranian capital and was aimed at discussing ways and
means to end border skirmishes.
The meeting was called in the wake of the recent flare up at
the 900 kilometre border and with the objective of avoiding
any untoward incidents in future on its agenda.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents Seize
$340K in Marijuana
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents seized 680 pounds of
marijuana in separate incidents worth an estimated $340,000.
Agents assigned to Camp Grip discovered nine backpacks on
Oct. 18 filled with marijuana. Smugglers used camouflaged
fabric to fashion makeshift packs containing a combined 483
pounds of marijuana worth approximately $241,500.
Agents from the same camp found five more backpacks of
marijuana while tracking a group of suspected smugglers.
The five makeshift packs held a combined 197 pounds of
marijuana worth an estimated $98,500.
Agents transported the marijuana to Wellton Station for
further processing.
Beijing, New Delhi establish hotlines to
defuse border tensions
Beijing has praised the “strong” determination that both
China and India showed in handling border problems, after
the neighbors agreed to establish hotlines and hold regular
military meetings to deal with the issue.
Both governments have made remarkable progress in recent
years in defusing border tension, observers said.
A key meeting on border issues was held in New Delhi
gathering senior officials from diplomatic and defense
authorities from both countries.
The meeting reached a consensus on a range of measures
and agreed to establish “regular meetings” involving the
headquarters of the two militaries, adjacent combat units
and border defense forces.
“A telephone hotline will be established between the two
headquarters and a telecommunication liaison will be set
up between the frontline forces of both countries,” Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in Beijing.
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BORDERPOL Workshop:
25-26 September 2014, Helsinki, Finland
At the 2nd World Borderpol Congress, held in Westminster, London, UK on
3 – 4 December 2013, experts identified a range of themes that might merit
more detailed examination in regional workshops. One such theme was: “The
International Organised Crime Global Threat, and Challenges facing Border Security
Management”. This was followed with a Workshop in May 2014 in Budapest, which
has highlighted the further need for discussions on the challenges of “Schengen Area: where is it
working and where is it not working in relation to cross border organised crime?”
BORDERPOL organised its latest
workshop under the theme “Schengen
Area: where is it working and where is it
not working in relation to cross border
organised crime?”
Hosted by Mr Leo Nissinen, Director
General of Finnish Customs, the
Workshop took place at Finnish Customs
School on 25th & 26th September,
attended by leading experts from
border agencies, senior police, security,
customs and migration management
professionals.
In the absence of Mr Nissinen, Samy
Gardemeister, Director of Enforcement
for Finnish Customs gave the opening
welcome and an outline presentation
on Finnish Customs mission, vision,
values and strategic areas of emphasis,
highlighting that Integrated Border
Management structure is embedded
in Finland and that local and global
collaboration on borders is vital to the
success of tackling the grey economy
and cross border organised crime, in
order to protect society, the environment
and its citizens.
Samy Gardemeister went on to
reinforce the objectives of the workshop
amongst the delegates, in particular the
possibilities, challenges and possible
weaknesses of the cross border
cooperation in the EU Schengen area as
well as the opportunities for information
and intelligence sharing across different
types of borders.
The workshop was given
an excellent overview of
the political dynamics and
changing positioning of the
EC and its members states
from Teemu Sinkkonen,
Senior Research Fellow
and political analyst at
the Finnish Institute of
International Affairs, whilst
Ms. Anniina Jokinen, Senior
Programme Officer form the
European Institute for Crime
Prevention and Control,
affiliated with the United
Nations (HEUNI) highlighted
the challenges of the Schengen area
from migration movement and forced
labour perspectives, emphasising
the ability to track traffickers within
Schengen is limited due to lack of
border controls.
Tony Smith, International Liaison
Director of BORDERPOL, gave the
delegation an overview of the global
challenges facing border agencies that
impacted on the work border agencies
and law enforcers in the Schengen area.
The new and emerging concerns and
challenges facing the border agencies,
such as the growth of Islamic State and
issues around absence of a global or EU
wide database of criminals (which was
highlighted on a number of occasions
by other presentations and delegates),
all under the pressure of static or
diminishing resources.
The BORDERPOL Workshop enjoyed
a one and a half day workshop
of interesting and informative
presentations, under Chatham House
rules, to share experiences and
information between delegates and
agencies for improving collaboration
and cooperation.
The conclusions drawn by
BORDERPOL and the delegation on
the topic of “Schengen Area: where is
it working and where is it not working
Border Security Matters
in relation to cross border organised
crime?”, where:
• Need for EU wide and global data
sharing of serious criminals
• Absence of Schengen borders inhibits
law enforcement activity
• Schengen member states require
broader powers to operate intelligence
led controls at internal borders
• Integrated Border Management at EU
level requires further definition and
clarification
• The role of Frontex?
• Better cooperation between agencies
and member states to tackle emerging
threats (eg organised crime groups
and Islamic State)
BORDERPOL wished to thank the
sponsors of the Workshop, NetBio and
WCC Smart Search, for their support,
as well as hosts Finnish Customs, and
the delegates in attendance who took
away valuable experiences, insight and
contacts to improve their intelligence.
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Our Future Border Security: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
By Tony Smith CBE, International Liaison Director, BORDERPOL
On the face of it, a border should not be difficult to run. The vision is pretty
clear in our business – facilitate the genuine and intercept the harmful. Keep
the traffic moving across the borders to keep global trade flowing – but watch
out for the bad guys. ‘Twas ever thus. Or was it? And how are we doing in the
modern world?
Border Controls began with legendary
tales of smugglers trying to outwit
customs. A visit to the Border Force
National Museum in the Albert Dock
in Liverpool, UK is a must for students
of border control. There you will be
invited into a dark and unseen world
of smuggling, intrigue and danger.
For the immigration purists, a visit to
Ellis Island in New York harbour is also
essential. This tells the story of the great
immigrant pioneers who traversed the
Atlantic to queue in huge warehouses
for “registration” and “examination”.
Where refusal of entry was reserved
for the sick; and where no watch lists
or criminal databases existed. Thus the
organisations known as “Customs” and
“Immigration” were founded. They are
now steeped in history, with generations
having the primary responsibility for
examination of people and goods at
ports of entry.
9/11 changed all that. Here our border
guards faced a new challenge. This
was not just about admissibility or
entitlement, or the collection of taxes or
examination of goods. This was about
stopping terrorists crossing borders
to perpetrate acts of terror upon their
enemies. Whilst the immigration and
visa system might have offered some
hope to prevent such attacks by nonnationals,
these were quickly dispelled
by the development of “home grown”
terrorists - entitled to enter and stay
in their own country. Meanwhile
international criminals were able to
pinpoint the most vulnerable borders
– in States where borders were either
non-existent or corrupt – to breed their
evil trade in human smuggling. Today
we find our own nationals – holders
of ICAO compliant MRTDs, often
containing electronic chips – crossing
national borders to perpetrate acts
of terror for the Islamic State. We see
criminals roaming freely across “border
free” zones such as the Schengen area to
perpetrate criminal acts in neighbouring
member states. We find dead bodies in
containers, put there by criminals with
no regard for human dignity or human
life. We see boat loads of migrants
being loaded on to unseaworthy vessels
and drowning in the Mediterranean
seas, where source countries turn a
blind eye (at best) or are complicit (at
worst) in this ghastly trade. And now
we see border guards being called upon
to conduct “Ebola screening” to protect
their nations from harmful diseases.
This is a new ball game that requires a
new set of rules. It cannot be OK to allow
criminals and terrorists the freedom
to travel with impunity across borders.
Control agencies and transportation
companies now have the technology
to track thee people across the globe.
International organisations such as
Europol, Interpol and ICAO have made
great strides to capture data, build
secure documents and provide the
basis for analytical tools never before
available to the border guard.
But still we struggle to keep up with
the bad guys. Increasingly countries
are merging immigration, customs and
other agencies into new structures to
deal with modern day threats. There is a
huge amount of learning out there from
countries who have walked this path,
whose experiences must be shared
with others. As we keep repeating at
Borderpol, one country’s inbound is
another’s outbound. Collaboration is the
key, and Integrated Border Management
provides the framework.
Countries are right to merge traditional
agencies into a new united Force, and to
adopt integrated border management
techniques across all their enforcement
assets to tackle these new threats.
However they end up in terms of
structures, they must open their border
tents far and wide to unite all the key
agencies behind a common goal.
We cannot afford internal turf wars. We
will always have a great regard for our
border forefathers, be they immigration
or customs. But new challenges require
new solutions. We face a common
enemy. We can only beat the bad guys
by working together – both nationally
and internationally; and by using our
very best national and international
assets - both people and technology –
regardless of their origin or ownership.
United we stand; divided we fall.
Border Security Matters
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The Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative
(MARRI)
MARRI Project “Support of cooperation among border police at
airports in Southeast Europe ” – BORDAIRPOL
About MARRI
The Migration, Asylum, Refugees
Regional Initiative (MARRI) was formed
within the context of the Stability Pact
for South Eastern Europe. Since July
2004 this initiative is under regional
ownership as part of the South-
East European Co-operation Process
(SEECP). MARRI is governed by its six
Member States (MS) (Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia,
Montenegro and Serbia). MARRI
covers the following areas: asylum
and refugees, migration (regular
and irregular), integrated border
management, fight against trafficking
and smuggling of human beings, visa
policy and consular co-operation.
MARRI’s top priority is the enhancement
of regional co-operation in its fields
of activities among countries in the
region, as a vital part of EU integration
process.
voicing the needs and efforts of the
MARRI MS. All MARRI MS have their
State Officials in the MARRI RC, acting
as a hub for consultations, dialogue,
training, capacity building, information
exchange and other regional activities.
MARRI Networks for Co-operation
In order to accomplish its goals,
MARRI RC introduced a model for
improvement of cooperation which is
based on establishment of Networks
for Co-operation (NC) of MARRI MS’
national institutions responsible for
each MARRI area of work to be used as
tools for communication, exchange of
experiences and information as well as
a source of strategic and project ideas.
Network for Co-operation among
Border Police (BP) at International
Airports (IA) is one of the established
Networks in the MARRI framework.
been constantly supported by Projects
related to the work of the BP at IA.
(Projects “Establishment of NC among
BP at IA in MARRI MS” and “Joint
comprehensive approach in building
co-operation between MARRI and
SEPCA MS’ BP at IA”).
Both Projects resulted with completion
of the main Projects outcomes -
Establishment of NC on two levels - on
executive/strategic level consisted of
Heads of the Border Police Services
and on operational level consisted of
Commanders of the Border Police Units
at main international airports.
Formal cooperation mechanisms and
activities have been established, such as:
- Regular meetings on annual basis;
- Formal communication links via
telephone, fax, e-mail;
- Participation in Joint programmes;
- Participation in mutual trainings and
study visits;
- Participation in FRONTEX’s “Pulsar
weekly data collection questionnaire”;
Ceremony of signing of MoU on Sustainability of Established Co-operation Network among Border
Police Units on International Airports, Belgrade (21 December 2010)
The MARRI Regional Centre (RC) in
Skopje was opened in September
2004 and has been fully functional
as of January 2005 to serve as a
secretariat to the MARRI Regional
Forum and to accomplish MARRI
political commitments. The concept
of regional ownership that has been
developed by and within MARRI has
proved to the utmost importance in
MARRI Project “Support of
cooperation among border police
at airports in Southeast Europe ” –
BORDAIRPOL
Since 2010, NC among BP at IA has
MoU was signed by the Heads of the
Border Police Services in order to
confirm the will to participate in the NC
and to secure its sustainability.
On the basis on initiatives of the NC
to extend activities and to strengthen
overall coordination, cooperation
and information exchange related to
migration and border management
at the IA, MARRI RC developed follow
up Project “Support of cooperation
Participating countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova,
Montenegro, Romania and Serbia
Border Security Matters
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Study visit to Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam
(31 January 2012)
among border police at airports in
Southeast Europe – BORDAIRPOL”
with Objective to assist the countries
in their efforts to counteract irregular
migration and to fight against terrorism
and crime ensuring high level of
security on sustainable and permanent
basis. This 3 year Project (2013 – 2015)
is funded by the Swiss Confederation
with the co-funds provided by MARRI.
Project activities are grouped around
3 core Modules of equal importance
dedicated to project objectives and
outcomes:
• Creation of Secured Website
specifically intended for the NC;
• Annual meetings of the NC;
• Organization of joint trainings.
Successful implementation of the
BORDAIRPOL Project, continued
throughout 2014, carrying on
the success achieved in the first
implementation year – 2013. All
envisaged activities and meetings have
been simultaneously organized and
implemented, achieving all projected
objectives and outcomes.
Current progress within Module I -
Creation of secured BORDAIRPOL
Website (https://www.bordairpol.mk),
is at the stage that the Website has been
completely developed and put in place
since December 2013. Secured Website
serves as a tool for formal cooperation
and exchange of information, platform
which contributes in development of
overview of current state of affairs at
the main IA and is used by the NC for
producing of own assessment. Website
contains thematic crucial data/statistic
(no personal data) related to the air
border policing which, so far, have not
been compiled and made available for
use in one central place in the region.
Annual meetings of the
NC
The objective of the
annual meetings are to
create possibility for the
Members of the NC to
discuss various topics of
mutual interest, exchange
information about the
latest developments in
the field of air borders
policing, risk analysis
reports, share experiences
and good practices,
identify gaps and needs,
discuss possible solutions,
etc. First annual meeting
was held in September 2013 in Tirana,
Albania, whilst the Second annual
meeting will be held on 29 - 30 October
2014 in Chisinau, Moldova. The Third
Annual meeting is scheduled for
autumn 2015.
Organization of joint trainings
During the meetings of the NC,
importance of organization of joint
trainings in the fields of air border
policing was emphasized as well,
particularly those needed for fulfillment
of the required standards for accession
to the EU. A special attention was
requested for the preparation and
implementation phase of the evaluation
process carried out by the EC.
Topics of APIS (Advanced passenger
information system), PNR (Passenger
name record), SIS (Schengen
information system), SIRENE
(Supplementary information request at
the national entry), VIS (Visa information
system) and English language training
for border guard communication were
pointed out as of
particular interest.
So far, four
joint trainings
have been
implemented,
“APIS” in June
2013, “PNR”
in October
2013, “SIS” in
March 2014
and “SIRENE” in
October 2014.
Remaining two
joint trainings
will be organized
according the
envisaged
time plane: VIS
(February 2015) and English language
training (June 2015).
MARRI partners in the implementation
of the Projects are Swiss Federal
Office for Migration, FRONTEX, Royal
Marechaussee - Schipholl Airport, Swiss
International Airlines, Directorate for
Personal Data Protection of Republic of
Macedonia, Ministry of Interior of Land
of Brandenburg, SIRENE Bureau of
Italian International Police Cooperation
Department, Southeast Europe Police
Chiefs Association – SEPCA and
Secretariat of Police Cooperation
Convetion for Southeast Europe - PCC
SEE.
FRONTEX from the very beginning
provides full support and available
capacities to the NC and actively
participates in the implementation
of Project activities. As a result of the
established cooperation with FRONTEX,
since 2010, NC also participates on
FRONTEX Annual Operational Heads
of Airports Conferences. In addition,
NC has been participated in several
FRONTEX Joint Operations such as
“Hubble 2011- Phase II”; “Flexi Force
Pilot Project”; “Focal Points 2012 –
2013 - 2014 Air”; “Flight Tracking Pilot
Project”, etc.
Achieved Projects outcomes have
broader regional impact and contribute
towards joint regional efforts of MARRI
and SEPCA Member States to tackle
complex and diverse phenomenon
of irregular migration, trafficking and
smuggling of human beings, document
security, etc. emphasizing that
international and regional cooperation
among BP on IA can only be successful
if they are able to share important
information swiftly and easily.
First annual meeting, Tirana (27 September 2013)
Border Security Matters
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Developing the National Capability for Integrated Border Management in Lebanon
Project funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Centre for Migration
Policy Development, the project objective is to provide support to the Lebanese authorities in
securing and controlling borders, increasing the security of its citizens, promoting regional stability
and facilitating trade, development and human contact.
Team Leader, Phil Johnson, gives an insight into IBM Lebanon.
and project management. ICMPD
has a very strong track record of
project management and delivery
and has been involved in EU-funded
IBM projects from the very early
days of the concept. ICMPD was also
responsible for producing the EU
supported Guidelines for IBM in EC
External Cooperation which is one of
the main tools used by the project to
set standards, articulate good practice
and achieve harmonisation. ICMPD has
worked in Lebanon over many years on
a range of migration-related assistance
projects through funding from a varied
range of donors. See www.icmpd.org
for more information and resources.
3. Who benefits from IBM Lebanon
and EU support?
1. What is the IBM Lebanon project?
The full and official name is Developing
the National Capability for Integrated
Border Management (IBM) in Lebanon
It’s a technical assistance project,
financed by the European Union (EU)
and implemented by the International
Centre for Migration Policy
Development (ICMPD); IBM Lebanon
is the short name. The project tries to
assist the Lebanese border agencies
to secure and control borders, which
in turn increases the security of all
persons in Lebanon.
IBM is best described as “…national and
international cooperation to establish
effective, efficient and coordination,
in order to reach the objective of
user-friendly, but well controlled and
secure borders...“. Cooperation and
coordination takes place on 3 levels,
called the IBM Pillars – Intra-agency
(within a ministry or border agency),
Inter-agency (between different
ministries or border agencies) and
International (with other countries
and international organisations, such
as Interpol and the United Nations).
At the heart of the IBM concept is the
realisation that results of individual
border agencies improve when levels
of cooperation are enhanced. Border
management becomes smoother
and more efficient, leading to shorter
waiting periods at borders, greater
compliance with legal requirements
and higher levels of detection of cross
border crime.
2. Who are ICMPD?
ICMPD was established in 1993 and
has 15 Member States. It carries
out research, projects and activities
on migration-related issues and
provides policy recommendations to
governments and their agencies. ICMPD
has global operations with
headquarters in Vienna,
a mission in Brussels and
representatives in Europe,
Northern Africa, Middle
East, and South America.
ICMPD cooperates with
governments, international
organisations, research
institutes and members
of civil society in
developing policies in
migration-related areas,
as well organising training,
transferring know-how
IBM Lebanon is proud to have as its
partners and main beneficiaries in
Lebanon the Directorate General of
the Security General for Lebanon, the
Lebanese Customs Administration, the
Lebanese Army and the Internal Security
Forces. However, as IBM intends to
promote improved border security and
facilitation of movement, then directly
or indirectly ALL Lebanese citizens
should benefit, along with foreign
visitors, traders and the vulnerable who
are in need of protection.
Some major benefits of IBM include
simplified and harmonised procedures,
more effective use of resources, faster
and cheaper processing of people and
goods, more effective detection of
people traffickers, smugglers and other
Border Security Matters
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criminals, improved sharing
of information and faster
response to emergencies
and threats.
4. How is IBM Lebanon
being implemented?
The project objective is
to provide support to the
Lebanese authorities in
securing and controlling
borders, increasing the
security of its citizens,
promoting regional
stability and facilitating
trade, development and
human contact. A mixture
of training events, indepth
analysis, workshops,
study visits and equipment
supply is used, supported by highly
experienced border management
experts and trainers, a committed local
project team and the funding of the EU.
There is a focus on putting solid and
robust structures in place, building on
what has been developed before and
in conducting as much activity jointly
as possible.
5. What has taken place so far?
IBM Lebanon officially ‘kicked off in
February 2013 with a conference to
introduce the project and the IBM
concept. Since then, with cooperation
and full involvement of all project
partners, the following have taken
place;
Training - IBM awareness, document
security (basic and advanced),
interviewing and training skills (basic
and advanced).
Workshops - IBM Strategy, action
plans, border control models, IBM
Guidelines, contingency & emergency
plans, training development, strategy
and needs analysis, and international
cooperation.
Study visits - Croatia, Poland, Spain
and Netherlands.
Equipment – document laboratories,
personal tools, vehicle search
equipment, mobile controls accessories
and office equipment. EU finance paid
for 2 new and comprehensive document
laboratories in Tripoli port and Masna’a
to support the one already working at
Beirut airport, thus relieving the high
workload in checking the documents
of Syrian refugees.
Visit www.EU-ibmlebanon.com and @
euibmlebanon to keep up-to-date with
project plans, progress and activities.
6. What are the next steps for IBM
Lebanon and the support the EU is
giving to border management?
IBM Lebanon, ICMPD and the EU
will continue to support the border
agencies through joint activities,
the development of partnerships,
the initiation of new ventures and
continuous dialogue and ‘fine-tuning’.
The scheduled activities include a
training needs analysis, advanced
training of trainers, the implementation
of a border management IT system,
two study visits related to training
delivery (Spain and UK), access to
global databases and training in
document security at basic
and advanced level.
7. What else can IBM
Lebanon offer?
In addition to what is
being done in terms of the
IBM Lebanon project, the
following is also be offered
through the ICMPD and EU
partnership;
Joint Approach where all
beneficiaries and partners
are treated as equals,
emphasis is placed on
making every activity a
joint one, focusing on
strengthening agencies
individually AND jointly,
and bringing a balance to border
security, the facilitation of movement
of legitimate travelers/goods and the
protection of the vulnerable.
Project Structure having a suitable
office established with workstations,
conference/training room, garage,
located very close to project partners,
a firmly established office of team
leader and project staff, a pool of high
quality experts who are familiar with
the Lebanese context, international
border management standards and
strong links to EU and other Embassies,
NGOs and the Delegation of the EU to
Lebanon
Organising project activities, advice
and assistance based on established
and successful EU and international
good practices with focus on the
development of frameworks and
structures for Lebanon not just short
term, ad hoc assistance.
8. How does IBM Lebanon coordinate
with other stake-holders?
Continuous and committed dialogue is
an important corner stone of the IBM
Lebanon approach and in this we have
been very well supported by all project
partners. It is very important that what
is DELIVERED is what is NEEDED. This
requires a blending of EU knowledge ,
experience and solutions with the local,
Lebanese context.
The official Lebanese Government
dialogue forum is called the Border
Control Committee, which is chaired
by the Lebanese Army and to which all
interested stakeholders, including IBM
Lebanon, actively contribute.
Border Security Matters
www.borderpol.org page 13

3 rd World BORDERPOL Congress
9 th -11 th December 2014
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest, Hungary
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The World BORDERPOL Congress is the only multi-jurisdictional
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the international challenges faced in protecting not only one’s own country’s
borders, but those of neighbours and friends.
We invite you to join BORDERPOL and the international border agencies,
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in December 2014 for the annual gathering of border and migration
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Welcome
Dear Colleagues,
Borders Do Matter
The operation of
today’s, border
security, traveler
and migration
management
community is
being stressed
by geopolitical,
social and
economic events.
Our world is fully
interdependent,
and it is becoming
ever more challenging to find solutions which
include the utilization of border services and
agencies to protect national.
As the crisis in Eastern Europe escalates,
economic sanctions and travel bans are
increasing, being employed by both the EU
and Russia, as well as their allies. Border
services are front-line responders for
monitoring these sanctions and bans.
As the Ebola virus spreads within and
beyond West Africa, travel bans and possible
quarantine measures are being put into place.
Border services are now front-line responders
for monitoring these bans and for detecting
travelers who may be infected.
As the post-World War 1 borders of Iraq
evaporate and a new entity known as Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant emerges,
hundreds of thousands of persons are being
displaced and are fleeing the region. Border
services are now front-line responders for
monitoring, recording and directing the
movement of these people, most of whom will
be refugees.
As the United States deals with an
unprecedented and clearly well-orchestrated
movement of tens of thousands of people –
mostly children and adolescents from Central
America – arriving at its border with Mexico,
its border services are monitoring, detaining
and caring for these people in unprecedented
numbers.
As China, the world’s most populous nation,
develops a formidable navy and air force and
is posed to succeed the United States as the
world’s number one economy, it is flexing its
economic and political muscle in Asia and
beyond. Border services everywhere are now
being pressed to be front-line responders
monitoring the import and export of strategic
goods and services to and from China.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been
a deeply-held belief within the developed
world that political and economic integration
is the best way to improve global security and
avoid potential conflict everywhere. This has
created a paradox: the interdependent the
world is supposed to make it less likely that
extreme conflict between nations or groups of
nations will occur. This very interdependence
makes it imperative that nations cooperate,
communicate and consult with one another
in a multi- jurisdictional and inter-disciplinary
manner.
At BORDERPOL, we firmly believe in the
principle that good border security, traveler
and migration management is built on the
continual development and maintenance of
the 3C’s: Cooperation, Communication and
Consultation. We believe that by bringing
together like-minded leaders of the world’s
border security establishments, we contribute
to making the world a safer place. That
is why we co-host workshops with likeminded
governments and hold our annual
BORDERPOL Congress, now into its third
Edition and taking placeDecember 9-11, 2014
in Budapest, Hungary.
Join us in Budapest and be a part of the 3C
#borderpolcommunity.
Thomas A. [Tom] Tass
Executive Director
BORDERPOL
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Congress and Exhibition Schedule
Tuesday 9TH DECEmber
2:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:00pm
4:00pm - 5:30pm
7:00pm
Wednesday 10TH DECEmber
9:00am - 10:30am
9:30am - 7:00pm
10:30am - 11:15am
11:15am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 5:30pm
5:30pm - 7:00pm
thursday 11TH DECEmber
9:00am - 10:30am
9.30am - 4.30pm
10:30am - 11:15am
11:15am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Opening Keynote Session
Networking Coffee Break
Plenary - Migration Movement Challenges from Human
Trafficking to Illegal Migration - A global overview
Welcome Reception
Plenary - Border Surveillance Techniques and Systems
Exhibition Open
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
Breakout - Crime across borders, crime at the border
Closed Agency Workshop - Travel and other document fraud:
who are behind today’s activities and how do we share
information in existence to identify and monitor?
Delegate Lunch
Panel discussion - Adopting to the changing environment: what
border security administrations must do to remain effective
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
Breakout - Setting International Standards in IBM
Closed Agency Workshop - Trends in trafficking drugs, people,
counterfeit goods
Networking Reception in the Exhibition Hall
Plenary - Improving and facilitating the legitimate movement of
people and goods: what technologies and standards are missing?
Exhibition Open
Networking Coffee Break in the Exhibition Hall
Breakout - Should exit controls be reintroduced universally?
If so, how do we best share the necessary information across
multiple agencies and stakeholders?
Closed Agency Workshop - Inter-Agency Co-operation and
Information Sharing - Why the return to information silo’s and how
to tackle systemic non-cooperation practices”
Delegate Lunch
Panel discussion - In the e-age of documents what is the life
expectancy of the passport booklet?
3rd World BORDERPOL Congress Round Up and Close
Exhibition Opening Hours
Wed 10th Dec 9.30am to 7.00pm
Thur 11th Dec 9.30am to 4.30pm
On-Site Registration Hours
Tues 9th Dec 1.00pm to 5.00pm
Wed 10th Dec 8.30am to 7.00pm
Thur 12th Dec 8.30am to 4.30pm
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Introduction
3 rd World BORDERPOL Congress
9 th -11 th December 2014,
Budapest, Hungary
for the border protection,
management and security industry
The World BORDERPOL Congress
continues to create debate and discussion
amongst the international border agencies
and agencies at the border for its ability
to create an environment of confidence to
enable the development and enhancement of
international co-operation and collaboration
amongst the border management and security
industry.
The 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress will
provide a platform for the world’s border
protection forces and agencies to highlight
and debate the current and future issues and
challenges facing the border management,
security and migration management sectors.
Controlling and managing international
borders in the 21st Century continues to
challenge the border control and immigration
agencies around the world. It is generally
agreed that in a globalised world borders
should be as open as possible, but threats
continue to remain in ever evolving
circumstances and situations.
Advancements in technology are assisting
in the battle to maintain safe and secure
international travel. The border security
professional still remains the front line against
these threats.
The World BORDERPOL Congress is a
high level, 2 and a half day event providing
you with the opportunity to reach the senior
decision makers in the border protection and
management industry.
We look forward to welcoming you to the
beautiful city of Budapest, for the largest
gathering of international border agencies and
agencies at the border.
www.world-borderpol-congress.com
Who should attend the World BORDERPOL Congress?
Immigration and border management and security policy makers and practitioners.
Senior representatives from national border services, police, customs, and immigration
services, as well as organisations, services and suppliers to the border management
and security industry, including:
• Customs, immigration and border control officials
• Coast guard officers
• Police and law enforcement officers
• Boundary commissioners
• Diplomats and foreign affairs officials
• Borderland planners and managers
• Defence and security departments
• Embassy and consular officials
• Policy analysts
• Security system providers
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Registration
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2. Complete the Registration Form at the back of this booklet and email to:
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Check the Registration Form at the back of this booklet for full details.
Why Attend?
Your attendance to the World BORDERPOL Congress will ensure you are up-to-date
on the lastest issues, policies and challenges facing the world’s border management,
protection and security forces.
You will also gain an insight in to what the future holds for the management of migration
and refugee movement, as well as systems and technologies employed in fighting illegal
border activities, including drug and people traffikking.
• High level conference with leading industry speakers and professionals
• Closed Agency Workshops for developing greater discourse, collaboration and co-operation
between international agencies
• Learn from experiences and challenges from the world’s border agencies
• Gain insight into national, regional and global policy and border agency developments
• Constructive debate, educational opportunities and cooperation advocacy
• Share ideas and facilitate in valuable inter-agency cooperation
• Exhibition showcasing leading technologies and products
• Networking events and opportunities
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Workshops
Closed Workshops
for Agencies only
The World BORDERPOL Congress aims to promote enhanced inter-agency co-operation
and information sharing amongst border forces, that will benefit the security of the all
nations.
Border agencies and agencies at the border can benefit from the ‘Closed Agency
Workshops’, a series of ‘behind closed door’ discussion and working group opportunities,
hosted by Hungarian National Police Border Police Department.
By further encouraging discourse and collaboration between agencies, the World
BORDERPOL Congress will drive the ambitions of BORDERPOL, the World Border
Organization, to promote international borders that enhance human mobility whilst ensuring
traveller safety and security and facilitate smart and secure border systems.
BORDER AGENCIES - If you are interested in participating in the ‘Closed Agency
Workshops’, in order to obtain clearance to attend these Closed Agency Only Workshops,
please contact Neil Walker, Director of Programs and Events, at neil.walker@borderpol.org.
Wednesday 10th December
11:15am - 12:30pm Travel and other document fraud: who are behind today’s
activities and how do we share information in existence to identify
and monitor?
4:15pm - 5:30pm Trends in trafficking drugs, people, counterfeit goods
Thursday 11th December
11:15am - 12:30pm Inter-Agency Co-operation, Information Sharing and
Interoperability
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Congress Programme
3rd World BORDERPOL Congress Programme
Tuesday 9 th DECEMBER
2:00pm - 3:30pm
4:00pm - 5:30pm
OPENING KEYNOTE
Chair: Tom Tass, Executive Director, BORDERPOL
Lt.Gen Károly Papp, Chief Commissioner, Hungarian National Police
Col dr Gizella Vas, Head of Hungarian Border Police Department, Hungary
Minister Vladimir Goshin, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of
Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)
Plenary Session - Migration Movement Challenges from
Human Trafficking to Illegal Migration - A global overview
Chair: Col. Zoltan Szabo (ret’d), Director eu Secretariat,
BORDERPOL, Hungary
Although there are no precise figures, it is estimated there are over
20 million illegal migrants worldwide. A further 20 million people are
believed to be enslaved in human trafficking today. According to the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “After drug dealing,
trafficking of humans is tied with arms dealing as the second-largest
criminal industry in the world.” We get a perspective from the different
regions of the world.
Migration & Human Trafficking in Indonesia, National Efforts &
International Cooperation
Mr. Teuku Sjahrizal, Acting Director General of Immigration, Ministry of
Law and Human Rights, Republic of Indonesia
Mr. Hasan Kaya, Police Chief Superintendent of 4th Degree, Border
Gates Department, Turkish National Police*
Transnational threats - Georgia and the Caucasus
David Alania, Chief Officer. Police Captain. Border Patrol, Ministry of
Internal Affairs, Georgia
Challenges and Potential Threats After the Withdrawal of ISAF Forces
Tajikistan Border Police
Migration and Trafficking Challenges in Central Asia
Vasan Seshadri, Head, Strategy and Security Studies, Centre for Asia
Studies, India
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Welcome Reception
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*invited

Congress Programme
WEDNEsday 10 th DECEMBER
9:00am - 10:30am
11:15am - 12:30pm
Plenary Session - Crime across borders, crime at the border
Chair: Vasan Seshadri, Asian Secretariat, BORDERPOL, India
Cross border criminal activities remains the mainstay of activities for border agencies,
whether it is from human trafficking or illegal trade in narcotics, dangerous substances
(CBRNe) animals etc. Criminal gangs move to increasingly brash and innovative
techniques to establish new systems/channels to facilitate their cross border criminal
activities. What are the latest challenges facing border agencies, from the front line
and beyond to the unexpected internal facilitators and what tools are at their disposal?
Mr Olaitan J O, Deputy Comptroller General, Investigation, Inspectorate
and Enforcement (IIE) Directorate, Nigeria Immigration Service
Police Major General Apichat Suriboonya,Head of Interpol NCB
Thailand, Commander of Foreign Affairs Division, Royal Thai Police*
Ricardo Baretzky, President, European Centre for Information Policy
and Security (ECIPS) CYBERPOL Programme, Belgium
Border Security and Management in the Tajikistan Region
Gorancho Stojkovski, Head of Border Management Unit, OSCE, Tajikistan
Workshops
Closed Agency Workshop - Travel
and other document fraud: who are
behind today’s activities and how do
we share information in existence to
identify and monitor?
Chair: Col.Géza Horváth-Director of
International Law Enforcement Center,
Hungarian National Police
Cross border criminal activities remains the
mainstay of activities for border agencies,
whether it is from human trafficking or illegal
trade/narcotics. Criminal gangs move to
increasingly brash and innovative techniques
to establish new systems/channels to
facilitate their cross border criminal activities,
including cyber attacks on the movement
of personal data of travellers. What are the
latest challenges facing border agencies, from
the front line and beyond to the unexpected
internal facilitators?
Ralph Markert, Assistant Director, International
Partnerships & Development, INTERPOL, France
Bruno Franckx, Project Manager, Airpol,
Belgium*
Ricardo Baretzky, President, European Centre
for Information Policy and Security (ECIPS)
CYBERPOL Programme, Belgium
Breakout Session - Border
Surveillance Techniques and Systems
Chair: Tom Tass, Executive Director,
BORDERPOL
Border surveillance is one of the biggest challenges
facing our border security agencies. Many land
borders, with no physical barriers, provide easy
access routes for criminal activities and illegal border
crossings, whilst many coastlines are relatively
unprotected outside major ports. What are the latest
border surveillance techniques and systems available
from UAVs to ground based systems? What are
the legalities behind the use and collection/sharing
of information and how can systems be integrated
into existing operations to ensure interoperability
and enhanced border protection? How can open
architecture systems be successfully integrated with
legacy systems?
UAV Technology: Exploiting Opportunity &
Managing the Threat
James Douglas, Assistant National Coordinator
PROTECT & PREPARE, ACPO TAM, UK
George Trebess, Aviation Protective Security
Manager, National CT Policing HQ, UK
Luis Manuel Cuesta, EUROSUR Project
Manager, GMV, Spain
Social Media-informed Border Awareness
Caitlin Mulligan, Senior Consultant, Novetta, USA
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Congress Programme
2:00pm - 3:30pm
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Panel Discussion - Adapting to the changing environment:
what border security administrations must do to remain
effective
Managed migration/traveler movements constantly are buffeted by
economic, social and even environmental changes. Auto responses
to itinerant movements due to war or natural disasters are in the
“tool kits” of governments. States can invoke the support of national
and international agencies to establish temporary legal and physical
accommodations for displaced persons as a consequence of war,
international crisis or natural disasters. These are usually of short to
medium duration and follow a well-worn legal and operational paths.
However, are border administrations really prepared to adapt to
strategic changes in their operational environment? Regionalization of
sovereign jurisdictions, globalization of trade and commerce, changing
migration patterns as well as new technologies available to make
borders “smarter” are challenges rarely debated and discussed.
Moderator: Tony Smith, International Liaison Director,
BORDERPOL and Former Director General, Border Force UK
Ms. Krisztina Berta, Deputy Secretary of State, Ministry of Interior, Hungary*
Clarence Yeo, Commissioner, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority,
Singapore
Ference Banf, Director, European Police College - CEPOL
Senior representative, ICMPD, Austria*
Ricardo Letosa, Head of Business Development Europe, SITA, Spain
Workshops
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Congress Programme
THURsday 11 th DECEMBER
Closed Agency Workshop - Trends
in trafficking drugs, people,
counterfeit goods
Chair: Col dr Gizella Vas, Head of
Hungarian Border Police Department,
Hungarian National Police
What are the latest and developing trends
in cross border criminal activities, that
substantially damage and harm a country’s/
region’s security. How can intelligence and
information be shared to enhance upstream
collaboration in the fight against organised
criminal activities?
Louis-Lyonel Voiron, President, World Anti-
Illicit Traffic Organization, USA
Dennis Cosgrove, Head of Border Security
Management Unit, OSCE
Breakout Session - Setting
International Standards in IBM
Chair: Tony Smith, International Liaison
Director, BORDERPOL and Former Director
General, Border Force UK
Good ethics, best practice and standardisation
of practices and procedures ensures any agency
delivers greater and more efficient results in
enhanced integrated border management. If
there was closer consistency between agency
operations in the standards, policies and
procedures, this would facilitate inter-agency
cooperation and sharing of relevant information
to enhance upstream detection.
With many agencies implementing IBM, how
do we set common practices and standards
to assist in cross-agency cooperation for
enhancing collaboration and information
sharing? Who should set the standard and what
are minimum standards for effective border
management?
Andrus Oovel, Head of the Border Security
Programme and Chairman of International
Advisory Board for Border Security, Democratic
Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Switzerland
Antti Hartikainen, Head of Mission at EU
Integrated Border Management Assistance
Mission in Libya
Tom Tass, Executive Director, BORDERPOL
General Secretariat
*invited
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Congress Programme
9:00am - 10:30am
Plenary Session - Improving and facilitating the legitimate
movement of people and goods: what technologies and
standards are missing?
Chair: Vasan Seshadri, Asian Secretariat, BORDERPOL, India
Security versus Facilitation - Crossing the border now takes longer
and is more complex than it was 50 years ago. Is technology actually
making border procedures more efficient or just making the process
more expensive for everyone? Since very few actual terrorists have
been interdicted by national border control organizations at the borders
where to go forward with border security/traveler screening? What are
the latest technologies and future technological developments that can
enhance clearance and mobility, from the fast moving business traveller
or the legitimate refugee to legitimate goods and traffic?
Ioan Buda, Director General, Romanian Border Police
Samy Gardemeister - Director of Enforcement, Finnish Customs
Ensuring the Ease of the Traveller – How It Has Improved
Helen Marano, Vice President Government & Industry Affairs, World
Travel & Tourism Council, UK
Better border security through better name matching
Chris Brown, VP International, Basis Technology
11:15am - 12:30pm
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Workshops
Panel discussion - In the e-age of documents what is the life
expectancy of the passport booklet?
Closed Agency Workshop - Inter-
Agency Co-operation and Information
Sharing - Why the return to
information silo’s and how to tackle
systemic non-cooperation practices
Chair: Col.Géza Horváth-Director of
International Law Enforcement Center,
Hungarian National Police
After the revelations of allies spying on
allies, the WikiLeaks scandals of 2013 it can
be reliably assumed that varying degrees
of intergovernmental and interagency trust
has been eroded. With this in mind Is it
possible to get early warnings of emerging
events around the world? Should a body like
BORDERPOL provide forecasts of future
societal and economic events that impact on
the border security community? With so much
information already available how to separate
the wheat from the chaff? The need to repair
this is necessary if likeminded bodies are to
work together in the future.
Breakout Session - Should exit
controls be reintroduced universally?
If so, how do we best share the
necessary information across multiple
agencies and stakeholders?
Chair: Ken Richardson, Operations
Director, BORDERPOL, UK
With today’s ease of on-line booking and
check-in, which can be accomplished by
anyone in any country, passports rarely get
checked or seen until the passenger boards
the plane/vessel. Although baggage security
checks may be conducted on exit, many
current exit control procedures do not verify
the legitimacy of the traveller with the passport
document. Are we absolutely certain that all
travellers through the gates are who they say
they are? Should exit controls be universally
introduced, regardless of the cost, to mitigate
traveller fraud identity? ICAO mandated Face
as the biometric to be included in all eTravel
Documents, verified using the PKI Registry, so
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Congress Programme
Closed Agency Workshop (cont)
Muhamad Anil Shah Abdullah, Director for
Police Services, Assistant Commissioner of
Police, ASEANAPOL
Zoltan Nagy, Head of Operational Centre,
EUROPOL
Breakout Session (cont)
that every state would be able to read it and
detect fraudulent use of the document. What
are the pros and cons of other means open to
border authorities - API, iAPI, PNR analysis,
Interpol i24/7 data, airline manifests etc - and
how does the concept of global interoperability
extend to data acquisition and analysis, and
how can agencies help airlines meet their
responsibilities in document control?
API/iAPI/PNRGOV Implementation
Programmes
Teresa Hardy, Airline Liaison, Border Force UK
The role of an airline in bordercontrol -
Call for more in depth public/private
cooperation
Werner Vandenbergh, Vice president Security
& Contingency, Brussels Airlines
Strong Identity in a Mobile Paradigm
Carl Gohringer, Business Development
Manager, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Cross
Match Technologies
Chair: Ken Richardson, Director of Operations, BORDERPOL, UK
Is the paper passport capable of providing the necessary security
features and safety mechanisms for detection and identification of
fraudulent use and criminal activity? Should technology be embraced to
assist with traveler identity management and is it possible to set a target
date to the end the reign of paper passports?
J.J.M. (Hans) de Moel, Policy Officer, Royal Netherlands
Marechaussee, Netherlands
Ralph Markert, Assistant Director, International Partnerships &
Development, INTERPOL
Erik Slavenas, MRDT Programme Manager, ICAO*
Dr Catherine Fankhauser, Business Development Director, SICPA SA,
Switzerland
Senior Representative, Personal Identification Verification (PIV), USA*
3.30pm - 4:00pm
Congress Round-Up and Close
*invited
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Networking Reception
Networking Reception
WEDNESDAy 10th DECEMBER
5.30pm - 7:00pm
Exhibition Floor (Regina Ballroom)
We invite you to joins us at the end of the Wednesday 10th December for the BORDERPOL
Networking Reception in the beautiful Regina Ballroom at the Kempinski Corvinus Hotel Budapest,
which will see the border security industry management professionals gather for a more informal
reception.
With the opportunity to meet colleagues and peers you can build relationships with senior border
agency and security officials in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
The Networking Reception is free to attend and open to industry professionals.
We look forward to welcoming you.
The World BORDERPOL Congress will be
unique in its content in delivering discussions,
knowledge enhancement and greater
collaboration across the international border
management and security industry.”
Thomas Tass, Executive Director,
BORDERPOL
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The Venue
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
Erzsébet tér 7-8.
1051 Budapest
Hungary
www.kempinski.com/budapest
Located in the heart of Hungary’s capital,
overlooking Erzsebet Park, the newly
renovated Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
is stunning inside and out. The interior is
an art lover’s dream, with rooms and public
spaces dedicated to the Kempinski’s wide
ranging collection and a gallery that regularly
exhibits the work of local artists.
Situated 700 metres from the Chain Bridge
and Saint Stephen’s Basilica, Kempinski Hotel
Corvinus Budapest offers several restaurants,
luxurious air-conditioned rooms, and an indoor
pool. Its architecture is a symbol of modern
Budapest.
Characterised by elegance and unobtrusive
luxury, the Kempinski Corvinus Budapest
with its distinctive architecture is excellently
situated on Erzsébet tér square in the centre
of the Hungarian capital. It features a fantastic
spa area and various meeting rooms.
The World BORDERPOL Congress will
utilise the excellent conference facilities at
the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest,
whilst the beautiful Regina Ballroom will host
the exhibition, coffee breaks and networking
reception.
Special Accommodation Rates for
Attendees to the World BORDERPOL
Congress
BORDERPOL is delighted to be hosting the
the 3rd World BORDERPOL Congress at
the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest and
has negotiated a special discounted rate for
delegates to stay at the hotel. Please see the
Accommodation Information on page 19 for
further details.
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Accommodation
Special Rate for accommodation at the
Kempinski Corvinus Hotel Budapest
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
Erzsébet tér 7-8.
1051 Budapest
Hungary
www.kempinski.com/budapest
Whether you are attending the World
BORDERPOL Congress as a delegate, visitor
or exhibitor, BORDERPOL have arranged a
Special Rate for accommodation at the Kempinski
Corvinus Hotel Budapest, the venue for the 3rd
World BORDERPOL Congress.
Book your accommodation by 9th October
to gain Special Rates
From only Euro 129 pppn at
www.world-borderpol-congress.com/hotelonline
How to Book Your Special Room Rate
In order to take advantage of this special rate, please book your accommodation by 9th October
using the special Hotel Booking Form:
Book Online Today
Book your accommodation directly online at www.world-borderpol-congress.com/hotelonline
or complete and return the Accommodation Booking Form on page 19 at the back of this booklet
or download it at www.world-borderpol-congress.com/conference/accommodation
BORDERPOL has agreed a Special Rate of just:
- Euro 129 per person per night for Superior Room.
- Euro 159 per person per night for Deluxe Room
PLEASE NOTE: This offer is only available through the World BORDERPOL Congress and
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endorsed or contracted by the World BORDERPOL Congress or the event organisers.
Agencies Special Delegate Package
Great package deal including 2 nights accommodation, making your attendance easier and
more cost effective.
For Agencies who book their delegate place using the special Agency Registration Form do
not need to book additional accommodation.
See Agency Registration Form at the back of this booklet for further details.

Exhibiting Opportunities
Limited exhibiting opportunities exist, allowing you
to gain exclusive access to this key and influential
audience of border security and management
professionals and policymakers.
BORDERPOL Exhibition
Governments around the world need to continue
to invest in their border security, as a wide range
of threats, such as combating terrorism, controlling
the movement of goods and monitoring personnel
across international borders, continue to pose
challenges requiring round the clock monitoring.
With new products and technologies continually
being developed and introduced to tackle increasing
and new security threats, the value of
the global border security market is estimated at
almost £20bn annually.
The BORDERPOL Exhibition will deliver leading
international companies demonstrating some of
the latest and leading edge technologies, from
e-border solutions, biometric applications and
counter terror developments, to covert systems,
physical security and specialist border security
solutions.
The exhibition provides a premier platform for
international companies to showcase their leading
products and services in border security, protection
and management, whether land, sea or air
solutions, to aid those tasked with managing and
protecting their country’s territories from unwanted
and illegal trafficking or threats.
Ensure your visit to the BORDERPOL Exhibition is
enjoyable and beneficial.
For a full list of exhibits, products and services
visit www.world-borderpol-congress.com.
Gain access to a key and influential
audience with your participation in
the limited exhibiting and sponsorship
opportunities available at the
conference exhibition.
Why participate and be involved?
Hosted by the Ministry of Interior and
Hungarian National Police, and supported by
the National Security & Resilience Consortium,
Biometrics Institute, International Security
Industry Organization, CYBERPOL and
European Centre for Information Policy &
Security, the World BORDERPOL Congress
provides a unique opportunity to meet, discuss
and communicate with some of the most
influential border management, immigration
and security policy makers and practitioners.
Your participation will gain access to this key
target audience:
• raise your company brand, profile and
awareness
• showcase your products and technologies
• explore business opportunities in this
dynamic market
• provide a platform to communicate key
messages
• gain face-to-face meeting opportunities
The World BORDERPOL Congress gives
you a great opportunity to meet key decision
makers and influencers.
How to Exhibit
To discuss exhibiting and sponsorship
opportunities and your involvement with the
World BORDERPOL Congress 2014 please
contact:
Paul Gloc
Exhibit Sales Manager
T: +44 (0) 7786 270820
E: paulg@borderpol-event.org
Tony Kingham
Exhibit Sales Director
T: +44 (0) 208 144 5934
M: +44 (0)7827 297465
E: tony.kingham@worldsecurity-index.com
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Sponsors & Supporters
BORDERPOL wish to thank the following organizations for their support
and contribution to the World BORDERPOL Congress 2014.
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European Centre of Information Policy and Security releases finding on ISIS in
Africa report
In the explosive publication by European Centre of Information Policy and Security (ECIPS) called ISIS
in Africa, last friday, the ECIPS established the ISIS tree as divided into two different trees linking the
ISIS alliance to several African organizations such as Qibla and Boko Haram. The report makes it clear
that our border focuses should not only be on the Syrian epidemic but also urgent attention should
be brought to the African continent particularly travellers from Africa such as South Africa. The reports
deals the presence of radical Islam that can be felt and seen across Africa and the recent development
of the ISIS crises can be seen within Africa with a particular systematic development in South Africa.
“Low cost management” to effectively
implement security measures to
combat problems such as ISIS and the
recent Ebola virus.
The report draws attention to the
ANC that was once label a terrorism
organization and its alliance with
radical Islam. It specifically focuses on
the importance noteworthy notes that
towards the end of 1990, the apartheid
years in South Africa, several small
groups of extremists begun to exploit
the low-intensity urban war situation in
their zealous quest to create an Islamic
state in South Africa. The report refers to
a U.S. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
report stated that leaked during 2004,
and stated: “A new tier of al-Qaeda
leaders is using South Africa as one of
its bases,” with as many as 30 leaders
“thought to be in and around Cape
Town, Durban and the Eastern Cape.
HUMIT research indicates that this
number has since increased according
to the European Centre of Information
Policy and Security (ECIPS).
The official ECIPS report deals with ISIS
development in South Africa and the
conversion of an entire Islamic mosque
that took place on the 5th of September
2014 in Bellville Cape Town Behlair,
where more than 200 Somalians were
incorporated into this ISIS conversion
into radical Islam. An intelligence
report of CIA noted that there are over
600 mosques and over 400 educational
centres in South Africa at present.
ECIPS warns that one of the main part
of the problem dogging an effective
response to the spread of ISIS is the
danger of political correctness and the
problem in understanding the language
of radical Islam. the report writes :
“We could argue and ask what would
an effective strategy be ? Is Obama
doing the right thing to engage only
in airstrikes ? Some might argue yes
and some might argue no. The point is
that ISIS is swaying the position whilst
the US can’t react fearing ISIS sleeping
cells, its own problem closer to home,
to be awakened in the HIVE cell of
ISIS, of which by now, the CIA would
have realized ISIS might have acquired
the knowhow in how to do things
to calculate the probable desirable
outcome. The problem we face is, what
happens when ISIS has learned from
their experiences and pass it on to the
next evolving product that will be born
from ISIS in the future ? “
Indeed a problem for border security
if ISIS has developed such serfisticated
warfare psychology. The President of
ECIPS Ricardo Baretzky, stressed that
our borders need more support and
our security vigilance has to be stepped
up. He said that the EU need greater
budgets for security growth and cant
function on the present, what he called
The ECIPS report dealt with eth
argument that:” some would argue that
ISIS is a logical product of the Islamic
history, “ but the ECIPS denotes that in
practice, ISIS is a political motivated
Ideology using the history of the
Islamic faith to its advantage and that
there are vast differences between the
two perceptions. The ECIPS correctly
points out that it is to be understood
that, if the practical explanation is
correct, then ISIS might have its roots
in an older political blue print similar to
that of any present government.
The report also focuses on development
in Benghazi wherein ECIPS criticise that
the lack of RTI (Real Time Intelligence)
in Benghazi reflects very clear in the
fact that hundreds of battle-hardened
veterans proved crucial in Ansar al-
Sharia’s capture of several parts of
Benghazi. The signalling from ISIS and
the combines lessons learned for other
Islamist groups on the continent, could
not be clearer- align with ISIS and you
are assured of victory ! according to
intelligence interpretation of the ECIPS.
As final note the ECIPS points out the
alarming fact that ISIS HIVE capability
might be underestimated and explains
that whilst the west fights a military war,
ISIS are fighting a Holy War using all
methods such as Military psychological
and Hive warfare combined that knows
no rules !. Thus in short, ISIS /ISIL are
doing just what they were trained to
do, provoke and as their followers gets
in the line of fire, the more they will
stand as one. The importance of this
study is to understand both the mental
administration and the ISIS intelligence
capability deriving in their activities,
and why it spreads like cancer so fast.
For and official copy of the report write
to info@ecips.eu
Border Security Matters
www.borderpol.org page 34

Border Security Market
Outlook 2014-2024
The global border security market is currently undergoing an
unprecedented boom period as a result of a ‘virtuous circle’
that has recently formed and will be driving spending for some
time. This dynamic is fuelled by three interlocking developments.
First, there are increased pressures and risks impacting national
borders, such as illegal immigration or terrorist infiltration.
Second, more financial resources are available for border security
projects especially in developing countries which are also
experiencing the greatest problems, such as Brazil or India – but
also in rich countries such as Saudi Arabia or Australia. Third,
there is the maturation of new technologies (such as UAVs) which
are now offering accessible solutions to previously intractable
border security problems. Visiongain assesses that the global
border security spending will total $23.72bn in 2014.
However, growth will be neither open-ended nor similar across
the various areas of the border security market. Some national
border security markets are set to take off spectacularly, some
classes of equipment will perform much better than many expect,
some segments of the market are a good investment in the short
run, and some will add strong value down the line.
Visiongain’s comprehensive analysis contains highly quantitative
content delivering solid conclusions. The report can be found at
www.reportbuyer.com.
Smiths Detection today
launches HI-SCAN 180180-2is
pro, an advanced dual-view
X-ray system for screening
large-scale freight, air cargo
and mail.
HI-SCAN 180180-2is pro is an advanced version of the HI-
SCAN 180180-2is which has become a market-leading solution
over the past decade. The new ‘pro’ version meets the current
global legal requirements for 100% inspection of air cargo on
passenger flights. It also reflects the increasing need for X-ray
units capable of screening LD3 containers as well as the largest
package size accepted by the US Transportation Security
Administration: 48 x 48 x 65 ins / 122 x 122 x 165 cm (W x L x H).
Thanks to its high penetration capabilities HI-SCAN 180180-2is
pro can screen large containers with no need to disassemble
consolidated freight into individual packages.This cutsreinspection
times considerablyand ensures both high throughput
and a fast, efficient inspection process.
Security standards are increased by the use of dual-view, with top
and side views of the screened objects providing excellent image
quality to allow precise image interpretation.
Although the system features a large tunnel opening of 180
x 180 cm, capable of screening LD3 containers, the HI-SCAN
180180-2is pro offers a compact footprint which minimizes the
required floor space and the associated lifecycle costs. It will
expand Smiths Detection’s product portfolio of freight and air
cargo inspection systems which meet diverse customer needs.
Hans Zirwes,Vice President International Sales for Smiths
Detection, said: “In the course of redesigning the HS 180180-2is
we have revisited nearly every important feature and are proud
to present our customers a unique product, both in performance
and reliability. We are confident that HI-SCAN 180180-2is pro
will support our customers whenever the requirement is for the
efficient inspection of air freight, as well as applications in other
sectors such as customs or critical infrastructure security.”
Optim LLC Announces the
Launch of the FreedomView®
LED Videoscope
Optim LLC, a designer and manufacturer of flexible fiberscopes
and related products, announced the official launch of the
FreedomView (FV) Videoscope, a fully portable industrial remote
visual inspection videoscope system.
The FV Videoscope
transforms field
inspections with
its patented,
integrated LED light
source and sleek,
compact handle
design. It offers
greater flexibility,
while providing
exceptional light
quality and visual
clarity to allow
a wide range of
non-intrusive, nondestructive
visual inspection tasks virtually anywhere, quickly and
easily.
The FV Videoscope offers a durable and intuitive construction
made for real world conditions with a rugged tungsten insertion
shaft, transflective touchscreen display and easy to use control
functions.
Border Security Matters
www.borderpol.org page 35

“Optim is very pleased to introduce an industrial videoscope
that embodies our industry leading patented LED technology
and portable design found in all Optim products. Whether it is
aviation, industrial, NDT or law enforcement, customers will enjoy
a tremendous value with this videoscope in terms of quality,
performance and cost” says Paul Joyce, President and CEO of
Optim.
Raytheon delivering border
security solutions to the
Republic of Moldova
Raytheon Company received a border security contract from
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on Sept. 10, 2014
potentially valued at $12.9 million. The base contract award is
$6.3 million with options for an additional $6.6 million.
Raytheon will provide border security solutions to help prevent
the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and
related materials across Moldova’s borders. One of the key
elements is a real-time electro-optical/infrared surveillance (EO/
IR) system that Raytheon will implement and test along high
priority border areas. The company will also provide training
and sustainment and ultimately transition all capabilities to the
government of Moldova.
“Raytheon is now performing border security in Eastern Europe,
the Middle East and in Southeast Asia, which helps DTRA make
the world more secure,” said David Appel, director of Defense
and Federal Solutions for Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information
and Services business. “This win further validates our proven
approach to designing and implementing effective border
security solutions that support threat reduction with predictable
cost, schedule and technical performance.”
The eighteen-month base with two several-month options task
order was awarded under the Cooperative Threat Reduction
Integrating Contract II (CTRIC II). Awarded in April 2011, CTRIC
II is a multiple award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity
contract with a ceiling value of $950 million that supports the
DTRA Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. Since 1994
Raytheon has supported this program, which works to prevent
the proliferation of WMD and related materials, technologies and
expertise from former Soviet Union states.
DSIT Solutions announced that a leading Mediterranean Navy
has placed an order for its AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar
(DDS) system. The system is expected to guard the underwater
perimeter of a strategic coastal asset.
Dan Ben-Dov, DSIT’s Vice President, Sales and Marketing
commented, “In the last few weeks, DSIT has received orders
from two energy facilities and a navy. A few years ago DSIT
decided to broaden its customer base and to sell its solutions
to different types of coastal and offshore critical asset operators
from the energy, commercial and defense sectors. These recent
orders emphasize DSIT’s continued success in expanding and
diversifying our market reach. Our customer base now includes
oil terminals, nuclear power plants, navies, coast guards, border
security services, shipyards, defense and security integrators and
others.”
DSIT’s Shield family of underwater security systems includes three
main types of diver detection solutions: the AquaShield ER SDV
Detection Sonar (SDS), the AquaShield Diver Detection Sonar
(DDS) and the PointShield Portable Diver Detection Sonar
(PDDS). All of the systems support fully automatic operation
with high probability of detection and low false-alarm rate.
Sniffing out billions in US
currency smuggled across the
border to Mexico
Criminals are smuggling an estimated $30 billion in U.S.
currency into Mexico each year from the United States, but
help could be on the way for border guards, researchers will
report here today. The answer to the problem could be a
portable device that identifies specific vapours given off by
U.S. paper money.
They will present the new research at the 248th National
Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS.
In the past fiscal year, law enforcement officials say they
uncovered more than $106 million in smuggled cash headed
from the U.S. to Mexico. But this was only a small portion
of the billions that made it across the border undetected
— hidden among belongings, in clothing or elsewhere. The
bulk of that currency is laundered drug money. Travellers
crossing the U.S./Mexico border are required to report cash
or endorsed checks over $10,000. If they don’t declare larger
sums, the money that is found can be seized.
“We’re developing a device that mimics the function of
trained dogs ‘sniffing’ out concealed money, but without
the drawbacks, such as expensive training, sophisticated
operators, down time and communication limitations,” says
Suiqiong Li, Ph.D., a member of the research team. “The
system would extract gas samples from the traveller or from
bags, vehicles and shipping containers. It would detect the
trace currency emission signature even in the presence of
car exhaust, perfumes, food and a range of temperatures,
atmospheric pressures and relative humidity.”
Li says the technique, known as the Bulk Currency Detection
System (BCDS), should work effectively within the seconds
or few minutes it takes for border inspections. It involves
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), a widely
used analytical technique. Experts already use this method
for analyzing vapours to detect drugs and explosives, as well
as to investigate the causes of fires and identify unknown
compounds. But the current way to uncover smuggled money
depends on checks by guards or trained dogs, without the
benefit of any devices, according to Li.
The BCDS is being designed to find the emissions signature
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of the currency despite the presence of strong background
gases and contaminants. It would be an automated, hiddenmoney
screening system, using GC/MS plus solid-phase
microextraction and a thermal desorption technique. BCDS
would automatically extract, preconcentrate and analyze the
gases, Li explains.
When developing the device, the researchers first had to
figure out which gases money emits and how fast that
happens. It turned out that the gases are a set of trace
chemicals, including aldehydes, furans and organic acids.
“We have found that U.S. currency emits a wide range
of volatile organic compounds that make up a possible
‘fingerprint’ that we can identify in less than a minute,”
explains Joseph Stetter, Ph.D., principal investigator for the
study. He and Li are with KWJ Engineering, Inc. This is the
first report of the feasibility of sampling emission rates with
a practical, money-detecting device, he says. To capture the
gases, which are specific to U.S. paper money, guards would
pass a probe over clothing or into baggage. If the probe
detects a high intensity of the gases, it will indicate that a large
amount of money likely is present, he says.
The researchers say the device should lead to a significant
improvement in detecting smuggled currency and have
a strong economic impact for the United States. Stetter
estimated that it would take from two to three years to
develop the device for use by border guards.
Chile to install SOTER RS
Body Scanner at International
Airport
Netherlands based security manufacturer, OD Security
announced today that Chilean Customs will be installing two
SOTER RS Through-Body Scanners at Santiago International
Airport.
Operated by the Chilean National Customs Service the main
purpose of the SOTER RS will be to identify drugs smugglers
arriving in the country via the airport.
The SOTER RS is a low dosage full body scanner which combines
ultra low radiation with maximum visibility, for use at airports to
scan suspected drug smugglers. A whole body, through clothing
scan is complete within 10 seconds.
Within those seconds the SOTER RS reveals hidden items,
typically items such as narcotics, explosives, weapons and
precious stones. It can detect non-metallic objects hidden
under clothes, in natural cavities or within the human body. The
SOTER shows a clear difference between human tissue and other
materials. Even ingested or camouflaged items will be shown.
Previously, these items could only be detected by highly intrusive,
expensive and time consuming total body searches.
Swallowing capsules containing narcotics is a favourite modus
operandi of drug smugglers, and it is hoped that the installation
of the SOTER RS full body scanner at Bandaranaike Airport will
increase the detection rate of “swallowed drugs” in Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
Customers Officers can operate the SOTER RS without the need
for any formal specialist training, or medical training to recognise
drugs.
SOTER RS is successfully deployed in prisons, in airports,
detention centres, police and customs facilities worldwide
including; Australia, Denmark, Ghana, Hong Kong, Kuwait,
Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, The Netherlands, The United Arab
Emirates, The United States of America, The United Kingdom,
Chile, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.
secunet wins PKI tender from
the Norwegian Police
In the future, the Norwegian Police will use a Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) from secunet. Initially, the system will be
used to check electronic travel documents; at a later point, the
PKI will also take on a central role in the issuing of electronic
passports and electronic residence permits. In an international
tendering procedure, secunet successfully asserted itself
against multi-national competition.
For the Norwegian Police, the PKI will form the fundamental
basis to conduct up-to-date and secure checks of electronic
passports and Electronic Residence Permits (ERP) in the future.
Under the contract secunet will, among other things, deliver
its eID PKI Suite and hardware security modules, configure
and install the complete system and service and maintain it for
many years to come.
“Norway is among the leading nations when it comes to
electronic travel documents and modern border control
systems. We are delighted that the Norwegian Police have
decided on the secunet eID PKI Suite, a flexible solution at the
forefront of technology, for the management of the necessary
certificates,” says Dr. Rainer Baumgart, Chairman of the
Management Board of secunet, commenting on winning the
tender.
The increasing numbers of electronic identity documents
require complex background systems. Public Key
Infrastructure systems are necessary for the creation, use
and management of certificates in order to regulate secure
and authorised access to identity documents. During the
verification process, reading devices and identity documents
make use of certificates which are managed via a PKI.
The project will begin this year with the creation of a National
Public Key Directory (N-PKD) for the management and
provision of basic information for the authentication of
electronic travel documents. The N-PKD forms the national
counterpart to the ICAO PKI (International Civil Aviation
Organisation), which ensures the world-wide interoperability
of electronic passports.
Border Security Matters
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In subsequent phases Country Signing Certificate Authority,
Country Verifying Certification Authority, Document
Verifying Certification Authority and Single Point of Contact
components will be delivered. Together, the building blocks
create a powerful background system for the issuing,
management and checking of eIDs. Additional components
can also be added to the system. Complete implementation of
the project is planned for the end of 2015.
In addition to PKI solutions, secunet offers further components
for border control infrastructures. These include the biometric
middleware secunet biomiddle, the eGate solution secunet
easygate for automated border crossing and client solutions
for the verification of electronic identification documents
at border control posts. secunet border control systems
are already in use in several European countries, including
Germany, Latvia, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic..
Vision-Box successfully deploys
state-of-the-art multibiometric
Automated Border Clearance
eGates at Hamad International
Airport
The new ground-breaking
Hamad International Airport
(HIA) in Qatar was designed
with customer experience
to the fore. The result is a
world-class facility, where
the concept of hospitality
underpins everything.
Unsurprisingly, a seamless,
memorable passenger
journey was also the motto
for the implementation of a
state-of-the-art Border Control process at the Airport. Vision-
Box , leader in Automated Border Control solutions and expert
in Passenger Experience, was contracted by the NDIA Steering
Committee as the partner in charge for the implementation
of one of the largest number of eGates in one single airport in
the world.
The 62 vb i-match eGates are already in use at the HIA,
operated by Vision-Box ’s front-end Border Control
application, the vb inspector , and totally integrated with the
advanced Identity Management Infrastructure of the Ministry
of the Interior of the State of Qatar, ensuring the highest levels
of security and efficiency.
Smoking Out The Smugglers
It took only a few weeks for Smiths Detection’s mobile cargo
scanner to prove its worth to Luxembourg Customs in their
relentless fight against smuggling. Exploiting its advance
“material discrimination” capability, the HCVM T uncovered
a carefully concealed load of 12 million cigarettes in a truck
stopped at a random inspection. The resulting €10M fine
amounted to five times the value of the tax which would have
been levied on the cargo had it been legally bound for the
local and French markets.
The incident highlights why the high-energy X-ray system is
in great demand from customs authorities and governments
around the world, particularly a country like Luxembourg --
small, open-bordered and landlocked in the heart of Europe.
The HCVM T’s non-intrusive but highly effective detection
capabilities not only deter the movement of terrorist threats
– weapons, explosives and so on -- but can also act as a
formidable cash generator for hard-pressed governments.
Aside from the tax raised by deterring excise avoidance on
the likes of tobacco and alcohol, the scanners can quickly pay
for themselves many times over through the hefty fines on
perpetrators caught red-handed.
Until recently, Luxembourg’s Douanes & Accises (Customs
& Excise) relied mainly on traditional low-energy X-ray
scanners installed at the country’s international Findel Airport.
However, these systems are not designed to scan complete
vehicles and their contents or to offer the level of steel
penetration required to view densely packed loads.
As a result, the authorities decided to invest in an HCVM T to
carry out arbitrary roadside checks that could be quickly set up
for a few hours and then moved on. The operational speed
and random nature of the inspections give criminals little
time to share surveillance information and greatly increase
the successful prosecution rate. With a steel penetration of
320mm (12 ½ inches), the system can scan up to 25 trucks per
hour.
The HCVM T, which includes an air-conditioned operator’s
cabin, maximizes inspection efficiency by separating the cab
from the truck platform. The controls are housed in the trailer,
freeing the driver to operate the scanner by remote control
and to join other officials in performing various essential
duties.
Border Security Matters
www.borderpol.org page 39

SITA’s iBorders BorderAutomation ABCGates quickly confirm
that the passenger is the passport holder and is authorized to
enter the country. They use the latest biometric technology
to verify each passenger through a combination of facial
recognition and fingerprints. This process enables eligible
passengers to use self-service facilities, reducing wait times. At
the same time, it allows Customs and Immigration agents to
focus their resources on potential high-risk passengers.
The integrated viZual material discrimination, which
separates organic from inorganic material by colour, can
quickly and accurately pinpoint anomalies between vehicle
contents and the manifest. iCmore automatic threat/
target recognition software highlights specific areas where
a particular threat or target is located. Taken together, these
features greatly improve operator efficiency and cut the need
for manual inspections.
Detection capabilities can be further strengthened by using
additional Smiths Detection systems housed in the mobile
scanner including the RadSeeker handheld radiation
detector, the IONSCAN 500DT trace explosives detector, and
the HazMatID chemical identifier.
Guy Loesch, Head of Security of Douanes & Accises said
“Safeguarding our borders is of upmost importance to us, and
we will only invest in premium products. Our HCVM T vehicle
scanner is the first of its kind in Luxembourg and we operate it
with a great sense of pride; helping us to control illegal trade”.
New Automated Border
Control gates process 3,000
passengers daily
Passengers from the European Union who hold electronic
passports can now use self-service immigration control
technology to accelerate their arrival and departure at Rome’s
Fiumicino-Leonardo de Vinci International Airport. In an
Automated Border
Control gates
(ABCGates) trial
with air transport
IT specialist, SITA,
more than 3,000
passengers a
day are clearing
customs and
immigration at the
airport using the
latest technology.
EU ‘Smart Borders’:
Commission wants easier
access and enhanced security at
its external borders
The EU needs a more modern and efficient management
of traveller flows at its external borders. Today the European
Commission adopted a Communication which sets out the
main options for using new technologies to simplify life
for foreigners frequently travelling to the EU and to better
monitor third-country nationals crossing the borders.
Enabling smooth and fast border crossing for travellers, while
ensuring an adequate level of security, is a challenge for many
Member States. Every year more than 700 million EU citizens
and third country nationals cross the EU’s external borders. This
number is expected to rise significantly in the future. By 20301
the number of people at European airports could increase by
80%, which will result in longer delays and queues for travellers
if border checking procedures are not modernised in time. It
is in the interest of the EU to make it as easy as possible for
tourists and business travellers to come to Europe.
“The Union must continue to modernise the management
of its external borders and ensure that the Schengen area is
better equipped to cope with future challenges”, said Cecilia
Malmström, Commissioner for Home Affairs. “The ‘Smart
Borders’ initiative would speed up border crossing for regular
travellers but could also help us to better secure our external
borders. We now need to make sure that the most efficient
systems are in place and I am looking forward to discussing
the available options with the European Parliament, the
Council and the European Data Protection Supervisor”.
The Commission will now discuss all the elements with the
European Parliament, the Council and the European Data
Protection Supervisor. It will then present legislative proposals
during the course of next year.
This annoucement is a first response to the European Council
conclusions (24 June 2011) which called for work on “Smart
Borders” to be pushed forward.
It is part of a comprehensive approach to strengthen the
overall governance of the Schengen area, as announced in the
Communication on Migration adopted on 4 May 2011.
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General Secretariat Announces the Launch of ‘Broken Borders program’
The Broken Borders Program is being launched in response to security and
migration management systems that are being stressed globally by unprecedented
unauthorized movements of migrants and increasingly credible threats by
terrorist organizations worldwide reported by government intelligence services.
The issue of failing border programs is reaching worrisome levels as funding and
operations carried out by officials at border checkpoints in the western world are
systematically reduced in favor of automated processes and self-serve technologies.
At the same time policy makers are expanding and downloading compliance and
control programs to post border authorities such as local police and social service
organizations many of which are unprepared to deal with the issues. BORDERPOL
has launched a new program via social media #brokenborders that will monitor and
report on border programs that appear to be failing to meet the purposes for which
they were created.
The long anticipated internal review of membership and program upgrades was
delivered to the Chairman by Mr. Louis-Lyonel Voiron, BORDERPOL’s Director of
Foundation Liaison and Strategic Development.
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Recommendations include the upgrading of BORDERPOL’s Governance system.
Among the most important addition to the organization would be the establishment
of an independent International Advisory Board. The IAB would be composed of
undisputed policy-makers and senior executives having completed distinguished
carriers in the fields of border security and migration management and more broadly
security management and public policy. IAB would provide strategic and contribute
senior relationships for our activities and programs.
Deepening our relationships with our stakeholders is a priority of BORDERPOL. An
interagency liaison group composed of border security and migration management
leaders would in conjunction with the IAB would oversee enhanced cooperation and
consultation amongst the border security community.
A Scientific Committee with senior figures from the world of education and research
in border security and migration management would seek to set the standards, to
offer pre-qualifications and to deliver accreditations for education and training in the
fields of border security and migration management.
A Data Management Steering Group would be looking at the development of
products and services for use exclusively by select members on international border
management community.
Specific program elements of the recommendations are being considered by the
Management Board and those approved will be announced at the AGM in Budapest
in December.
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