Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Ward

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• Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Ward
• SDEA Crime Co-ordinator

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Presentation Overview

• 1999 Position and Approach
• Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain
• Young People
• Reducing Supply
• Communities
• Treatment
• SDEA
• 21st Century Approach
• SID
• NIM
• The Future

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ACPOS Scottish Drugs Conference 1999 Heroin
The Millennium Drug
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The 1999 Approach

• Multi Agency
• Blurring around areas of responsibility
• Plain Clothes Teams
• Force Drug/Surveillance Units
• Scottish Crime Squad
• HM Customs Excise
• Paranoia!

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Seizure Statistics
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National Strategy

• SE Drugs Actions Plan - 4 Pillars
• Young People
• Communities
• Treatment
• Availability
• ACPOS Drug Strategy
• ACPOS Policing Priorities (Drugs)
• Increase Class A seizures by 10 by 2005/06
• Increase the number of offences for possession
  and possession W/I to supply by 2005/06

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SDEA

• Launched in June 2000
• Constituted as a collaborative agreement between
  all the Chief Constables in Scotland
• Mission To provide the highest quality of
  service in the prevention and investigation of
  serious and organised crime in Scotland
• Partnership working a key component of the SDEA
  since its launch
• The SDEA plays a full part in the Scottish and
  United Kingdom response to all aspects of serious
  and organised crime through effective enforcement
  and non-enforcement activity

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SCOTTISH DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ORGANISATIONAL
STRUCTURE
DIRECTOR
HMCE
NCIS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
BUSINESS SUPPORT
STAFF OFFICE
CRIME CO-ORDINATOR
TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNIT
STRATEGY CO-ORDINATION
INTELLIGENCE
OPERATIONS
EAST GROUP
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NORTH GROUP
NATIONAL HI-TECH CRIME UNIT (SCOTLAND)
SCOTTISH MONEY LAUNDERING UNIT
CORPORATE SUPPORT
DRUG STRATEGY
SCOTTISH WITNESS LIAISON UNIT
WEST GROUP
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SDEA Operations
North/South America
North Africa
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SDEA Performance
736 Arrests
1,339,870 kg Class A Drugs seized (85,642,720)
7,716,774 kg Class B Drugs seized (40,357,693)
333 Disruptions to criminal networks
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6 Years On SDEA Crime Co-ordinator

• Member of ACPOS Strategic Tasking and
  Co-ordination Group
• Chair of ACPOS Tactical Tasking and Co-ordination
  Group
• Chair of ACPOS Surveillance User Group
• Member of the ACPO National Surveillance User
  Group
• Member of Concerted Inter-Agency Drug Action
  (CIDA) Tactical Group
• Promotion of Task Force Working

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Scottish Intelligence Database(SID)
The Scottish Intelligence Database (SID) is a
unique development in UK policing.
SID complements the principles behind NIM.
SID links criminal intelligence through Scotland
and greatly enhances potential information
sharing and intelligence-led policing.
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Legislation

• Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA)
• Crime (International) Co-operation Act 2003
• Anti-terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001
• Drugs Bill

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One Step Ahead
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Future Developments

• Scottish Executive Criminal Justice Plan
• Police Bill
• Law Enforcement Campus - SDEA
• Serious and Organised Crime and Police Bill
  (SOCA)

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Non Enforcement

• Harm Reduction
• Tower Project
• Choices For Life

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The War on Drugs

• Parties to give special attention to and
  take all practicable measures for the prevention
  of abuse and for the early identification,
  treatment, education, after-care, rehabilitation
  and social reintegration of the persons
  involved

United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs 1961
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Scottish Executive/ Crimestoppers Scotland
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Organised Crime Groups

• If we get it Right
• Know our business
• Know the business of crime
• LAWFULLY AUDACIOUS
• Real and Effective Task Force approach
• United Kingdom a high risk environment for OCGs
  to operate and flourish
• Reduce harm of SOC on communities

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ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS