Fighting against transport crime

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Fighting against transport crime!

• Transport en Logistiek Nederland
• Hélène Minderman, legal policy advisor
• Truckwatch, Rotterdam 17 October 2007

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Transport crime in The Netherlands

• History and future
• In the year 2000 disbelief
• In the period 2003 2004 movement
• In recent years action

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Cargo theft in The Netherlands

• 500 million Euro damage per year
• Negative effect on business climate
• Losses of turnover and profit

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Covenant on Tackling Crime in the Road Transport
Sector

• Safe Business Action Plan
• Reducing transport crime is part of Action Plan
• 10 public and private parties involved
• Reducing transport crime 25 in 2008
• 9 agreements with specific responsibility

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Warning list of former staff members who were
involved in criminal activities

• Data Protection Authority
• Cooperation of 5 transport and logistics
  associations
• Not only drivers but also warehouse and office
  personnel
• Official offence report plus dismissal
• Informing employees and former staff members of
  warning list

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Covenant Public Prosecution Service (PPS)

• Commitment of government
• Official starting date August 1st, 2005
• Office based at Traffic Law Enforcement Office
  (BVOM)
• Office based at TLN
• Official reports of the offence but also soft
  reports
• PPS is urging police
• PPS provides information on the progress of the
  case and results

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Goals and achievements

• Reducing transport crime
• Optimal investigation and prosecution
• Analysis of transport crime
• Alerts and prevention
• Future ?

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South Netherlands Cross-region Investigation Unit

• Investigation period 2003 2004
• Very well organised 100 people
• Analysis defined 10 people as receivers
• Dutch men between 18 and 40
• Type of goods electronics, toothpaste, parfumes,
  Pampers etc.
• Region Brabant and Limburg
• Overall damage was 11,5 million Euro
• Actual economic damage is to be multiplied by four

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Summary

• Reducing transport crime
• Prevention and repression
• Optimal investigation and prosecution
• Specialized investigation units

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Any questions ?

• hminderman_at_tln.nl
• or
• lokettransportcriminaliteit_at_tln.nl