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The Border Liaison Office Mechanism

Addressing wildlife trafficking at land borders Giovanni Broussard United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The Border Liaison Office Mechanism. BEFORE BLOs. Competent Authority in A. COUNTRY A. Information. COUNTRY B. Information. Law Enforcement Authorities at the border. Information.

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The Border Liaison Office Mechanism

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  1. Addressing wildlife trafficking at land bordersGiovanni BroussardUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

  2. The Border Liaison Office Mechanism

  3. BEFORE BLOs Competent Authority in A COUNTRY A Information COUNTRY B Information Law Enforcement Authorities at the border Information Competent Authority in B

  4. WITH BLOs BLO BLO

  5. WITH BLOs BLO • Real-time Information exchange • Informal communication • Cooperation ALONG the border • Cooperation ACROSS the border • Broader TOC investigations (CD) BLO

  6. PATROL Objective Expand the role of the Border Liaison Offices (BLO) to improve cross-border cooperation in the fight against : • Environmental crimes (wildlife crime) • Smuggling of Migrants (and TiP) • Other forms of TOC

  7. Activities Identifying trafficking hot spots and establishing BLOs Providing equipment and training courses on Transnational Organized Crime and Wildlife Crime Cross-border meetings to identify standard operating procedures Monitoring performance of BLOs

  8. Achievements Several border officers trained on the issue of Wildlife Crime Wildlife Trafficking understood as a serious form of Transnational Organized Crime Multi-agency cooperation largely increased (e.g. rhino case in Cambodia)

  9. THANK YOU Giovanni Broussard Programme Officer Regional Office for South East Asia and the Pacific

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