Europol’s fight against food fraud Breda 12 Maart 2015 2 Organisational structure Director Operations Cabinet Capabilities Governance Serious Organised Crime EC3 Serious Organised Crime CounterTerrorism Info Hub ICT Admin Corporate Affairs Security Serious and Organised Crime Business Area SOC HoB: M. Rauschenbach Operations SOCTA EC3 Organised Crime Serious Networks Group CounterOrganised Terrorism (BM: (BM: Robert Robert Cripenko) Crepinko Crime Info Hub Economic Crime and Euro Counterfeiting Group (BM: C. van Heuckelom) Serious and Organised Crime Business Area SOC HoB: M. Rauschenbach SOCTA Organised Crime SeriousGroup Networks Organised Crime (BM: Robert Crepinko) Economic Crime and Euro Counterfeiting Group (BM: C. van Heuckelom) Cluster Counterfeiting • FP Copy – PM C. Vansteenkiste • FP Soya Viktor Apanas Cluster Fraud • FP MTIC – PM C. Perryman • FP Smoke – PM H. Pugh Focal Point Copy Feb 2008 Commodity counterfeiting & piracy Since March 2013: - Health and safety issues - Focus on hazardous and potentially harmful products Any difference? 8 SOCTA 2013 Commodity counterfeiting, illicit trade in sub-standard goods and goods violating health and safety regulations 9 The EU Policy Cycle on SOC 10 Safety issues 11 Health issues – Some examples PHARMACEUTICALS - Jenna Vickers died in 2012 - Bride-to-be and wanted to have a bronzed skin on the wedding - Bought melanotan II injections on an illegal pharmacy website. - Illegal products and is known to have various side effects: heart problems, high blood pressure, immune system damage - NOT for sale in regular pharmacies Read more: 12 14 15 Safety issues 16 Safety issues – Some examples BATTERIES 17 Safety issues 18 Safety issues 19 Safety issues 20 Who are our partners? 21 27 MEMBER STATES + THIRD COUNTRIES + THIRD PARTIES mmm 22 EUROPOL = LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES + + And other recognized law enforcement bodies 23 24 Our main tasks? 25 ANALYSIS 26 ANALYSIS 27 28 29 Warning message 30 The EPE environment on the internet is specifically intended for: - Sharing non-operational data to support investigative work; - Exchanging targeted non-operational crime related information; - Sharing information and best practices on combating crime; - Supporting training events. The EPE is organised in different platforms dedicated to specific crime areas and open to specific communities of authorised users. 31 32 OPERATIONAL CENTRE AT YOUR DISPOSAL 33 OPERATIONAL BRIEFING ROOM Operations Centre Briefing Room Seats 14+ Secure Video Conference Beamer and Wall screen Satellite TV Smart Board 34 Best port practice Antwerp 5-6 June 2014 35 Operational outcome? 36 Operation OPSON II, III and IV 37 A joint cooperation Operation OPSON Joint operation Cooperation between Europol and INTERPOL OPSON I INTERPOL HQ OPSON II Europol HQ Comparison – Global Results Quantities Measurements Quantities Measurements Quantities Measurements 2654,58 Tonnes 262,86 Tonnes 5,661.41 Tonnes 5820 Bottles 35 702,48 Litres 681,716 Litres 13003.24 Litres 255,082 Pieces 4042 Pieces 2 310 131 Pieces 170,175 Prepackaged items* 394 763 Bottles *bottles, cans, boxes Seized products Operation OPSON IV OPSON IV Participating countries and private partners As of 10/02/2015 Participating countries 21 EU MS & DG SANTE 27 Non EU MS Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom Benin, Belarus, Botswana, Burundi, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Iceland, Kenya, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, The Philippines, South Korea, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam EU COM DG SANTE In total 47 participating countries Update: 10/02/2015 Participants – Private Partners • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CIVC Colgate Palmolive Consorzio di Tutela Gorgonzola Consorzio di Tutela Prosecco Unaprol Consorzio Olivicolo Italiano Ferrero Spa IFSP Moët Hennessy Nestlé REACT Danone Consejo Regulador de Tequila Scotch Whisky Association The Coca Cola company Participants – Private Partners • GSK • MARS • Unilever Results – case examples Results – case examples Results – case examples Results – case examples Results – case examples - Fake mozarella cheese: - Fraud in frozen seafood Highlights : operation AGRACEJO Italy, Spain, Portugal, UK Organised crime group producing and distributing fake Champagne Production done in Italy Bottles sent to UK, Portugal, Spain Operation AGRACEJO Operation AGRACEJO Coordinated by Europol Objectives: arrests of all suspects in ALL countries involved Operation Fake wine 52 OPERATION FAKE WINE - Romanee Conti France – Burgundy wine Limited edition: max. 450 boxes a year Price: 7.000 – 9.000 € Operational meeting at Eurojust Countries involved: France, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Cyprus, United Kingdom - Ongoing investigation 53 Questions? 55 Chris VANSTEENKISTE [email protected] + 31 70 353 15 75 56
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