Council of the European Union Brussels, 2 February 2018 (OR. en) 8414/1/02 REV 1 DCL 1 CRIMORG 28 DECLASSIFICATION of document: ST8414/02 REV 1 RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED dated: 10 July 2002 new status: Public Subject: EVALUATION REPORT ON THE SECOND ROUND OF MUTUAL EVALUATIONS "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ITS ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING" REPORT ON THE UNITED KINGDOM Delegations will find attached the declassified version of the above document. The text of this document is identical to the previous version. 8414/1/02 REV 1 DCL 1 /dl DGF 2C EN RESTREINT UE COUNCIL OF Brussels, 10 July 2002 THE EUROPEAN UNION 8414/1/02 REV 1 RESTREINT UE CRIMORG 28 EVALUATION REPORT ON THE SECOND ROUND OF MUTUAL EVALUATIONS "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ITS ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKING" REPORT ON THE UNITED KINGDOM 8414/1/02 REV 1 PN/ld 1 DGH III RESTREINT UE EN RESTREINT UE TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 6 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Persons involved in the evaluation .................................................................................... 6 1.3 Programme ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.4 Preparation of the report .................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Structure of the report ....................................................................................................... 7 PART 2 ................................................................................................................................................ 8 2 GENERAL INFORMATION AND STRUCTURES ............................................................... 8 2.1 Government Structures ...................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1 UK drugs strategy .................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 The Cabinet Sub-Committee on Drug Misuse (HS(D)) ........................................ 10 2.1.3 UK Anti Drugs Coordination Unit (UKADCU) ................................................... 10 2.1.4 The Concerted Inter-agency Drugs Action Group (CIDA) ................................... 11 2.2 Legal Bases and Regulating Guidelines .......................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 .................................................................................... 11 2.2.2 Other legislation .................................................................................................... 12 2.2.3 Guidelines – Strategies of Individual Agencies and Departments ........................ 12 2.3 Competent Authorities .................................................................................................... 13 2.3.1 National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) ..................................................... 13 2.3.2 National Crime Squad (NCS) ................................................................................ 14 2.3.3 Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) ........................................................ 15 2.3.4 Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) ......................................................................... 15 2.3.5 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (HMCE) ........................................................ 16 2.4 Community-based approaches ........................................................................................ 17 2.4.1 Drug Action Teams................................................................................................ 17 2.4.2 Police partnerships ................................................................................................. 17 2.4.3 Drugs Prevention Advisory Services ..................................................................... 18 2.5 Prosecution Services and Judges ..................................................................................... 19 2.5.1 Crown Prosecution Service ................................................................................... 19 2.5.2 Crown Office – Scotland ....................................................................................... 19 2.5.3 Northern Ireland..................................................................................................... 20 2.5.4 Operational coordination ....................................................................................... 20 8414/1/02 REV 1 PN/ld 2 DGH III RESTREINT UE EN RESTREINT UE 2.5.5 Cooperation between prosecution services, police and customs ........................... 20 2.6 Training ........................................................................................................................... 21 2.6.1 HM Customs and Excise ....................................................................................... 21 2.6.2 Police ..................................................................................................................... 21 2.6.3 NCS and NCIS ....................................................................................................... 21 2.7 Monitoring....................................................................................................................... 22 3 INTELLIGENCE...................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 General ............................................................................................................................ 22 3.1.1 Sources ................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.2 Strategic intelligence ............................................................................................. 23 3.1.3 Information exchange – national ........................................................................... 23 3.1.4 Intelligence – use and impact ................................................................................ 24 3.1.5 Exchange of intelligence with law enforcement abroad ........................................ 25 3.2 Financial Intelligence ...................................................................................................... 26 4 SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES ........................................................................ 26 4.1 Financial investigations by police, customs and prosecutors.......................................... 26 4.1.1 Legislation ............................................................................................................. 26 4.1.2 Agencies responsible ............................................................................................. 27 4.1.3 Operational experiences......................................................................................... 28 4.1.4 Exchange of fiscal information .............................................................................. 28 4.2 Special investigative techniques – Controlled deliveries (CD's) .................................... 29 4.2.1 Legal bases, regulations, requirements .................................................................. 29 4.2.2 Availability ............................................................................................................ 30 4.2.3 Operational Experience ......................................................................................... 30 4.2.4 Coordination at international level ........................................................................ 31 4.2.5 Controlled money deliveries .................................................................................. 31 4.2.6 Cross-border drug transactions .............................................................................. 31 5 COORDINATION AND COOPERATION ............................................................................. 32 5.1 Cooperation at national level .......................................................................................... 32 5.2 Cooperation at international level ................................................................................... 32 5.2.1 Information exchange ............................................................................................ 32 5.2.2 Joint investigation teams........................................................................................ 32 5.2.3 Information channels used ..................................................................................... 33 5.2.4 Operational Experience ......................................................................................... 33 8414/1/02 REV 1 PN/ld 3 DGH III RESTREINT UE EN RESTREINT UE 5.2.5 Involvement of Europol ......................................................................................... 34 5.3 Drugs liaison officers (DLO's) ........................................................................................ 34 5.3.1 Foreign DLO's posted in the UK ........................................................................... 35 5.3.2 DLO's posted abroad