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Police – Private Partnership to Tackle Metal Theft. Detective Inspector Darren Gough British Transport Police. With the financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union, European Commission - Directorate-General Home Affairs. METAL THEFT
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Police – Private Partnership to Tackle Metal Theft Detective Inspector Darren Gough British Transport Police With the financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union, European Commission - Directorate-General Home Affairs
METAL THEFT IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT COPPER Operation Amelia: Theft of waste lead batteries Operation Mass: Theft of gas cylinders
OPERATION AMELIA A protracted, complex Level II investigation by British Transport Police in response to a national problem in support of the UK waste lead battery industry
British Metal Recycling Association (BMRA) Crown Prosecution Service Gloucestershire Police G&P BATTERIES BTP National Metal Theft Team Counsel Environment Agency (EA) Fusion Intelligence Unit (FIU) Waste Battery Industry BTP Specialists National Metal Theft Task Force Created by: DC0553
HOW IT STARTED • BTP investigate two linked Network Rail (NWR) offences • Discovery of further linked NWR offence • Research transferred to Fusion Intelligence Unit at FHQ London • Fusion conclusions resulted in profile being passed to FIU National Metal Theft Team (NMTT) • NMTT – Lead investigators for partners and police forces across the UK • Intelligence Requirement (IR) disseminated nationwide
WHAT DID WE DO? • Robust Level II Organised Crime Group (OCG) investigative strategy • Aims and Objectives • Dedicated Investigators • Dedicated Analysts & Researchers • Collaborative working partnership strategy • Utilised any other available specialist assets • Reviewed historical criminality • Company liaison
OCG MODUS OPERANDI • Legitimate trading names • Liveried vehicles • Uniform and Insignia • Environment Agency Consignment Notes • Confident, arrogant and sophisticated approach • Emanated an appearance of legitimacy • Target Company Point of Contact • Exploitation
WHAT WE ESTABLISHED • Identification of Organised crime group (OCG) • Target Product – Industrial lead batteries • Target Businesses – Well Known/High Profile. • Vast Geographical Area of offending • Meticulous planning • Method of Operation (MO) • Method of approach to victims – Cover story
THE STRIKE & RESULT • Wednesday 17th July 2013 • 163 police officers from three separate police forces • 4 Arrested, Charged & Remanded to Court • Guilty Pleas from all four defendants • Proceeds of Crime (hit them where it hurts)
INDUSTRY SPEAKER Greg Clementson Managing Director G&P Batteries
OPERATION MASS A complex Level 2/3 investigation by British Transport Police in response to an International problem of the theft of gas cylinders
HOW IT STARTED • UKLPG approached BTP • Reported an escalating and extensive problem of the theft of gas cylinders • Dangerous situations being created in the storage and exportation of these items in unsafe conditions
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? • Improve understanding of LPG theft • Identify persons & places of interest • Improve cultural understanding within sector of the importance of intelligence collection and reporting
WHAT WE ESTABLISHED • Building on previous intelligence operations identifying that stolen gas cylinders were being exported via container yards in the UK • The BTP identified a container yard in North London.
WHAT WE DID • Intelligence gathering was conducted • Criminality identified • Arrest phase • Update
INDUSTRY SPEAKER Rob Shuttleworth Chief Executive UKLPG
Thank You Questions? @PolPRIMETT With the financial support from the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme of the European Union, European Commission - Directorate-General Home Affairs