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Apr102017

Velma Ricketts Walker Is New Customs Commissioner (Jamaica)

NewsBy Aaron SmithApril 10, 2017

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced the appointment of Velma Ricketts Walker as the new Commissioner of Customs and Chief Executive Office for the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA).

She will assume duties on Monday, April 10.

The ministry says Ricketts Walker has more than 17 years experience in customs administration, trade facilitation, risk analysis, strategic planning, international trade, security, compliance and enforcement.

In 2011 she served as Assistant Commissioner, Compliance and Enforcement, with the Customs Agency.

She was previously employed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a Revenue Administration Adviser where she assisted regional customs administration with the development and strengthening of its risk management programs and organisational strategic reform.

Ricketts Walker takes over from Major Richard Reese, whose contract was not renewed in February.

The Finance Ministry says the with the new appointment, the acting commissioner of customs Pamella Folkes will resume her duties as Deputy Financial Secretary of the Taxation Policy Division in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.

There had been speculation that the Government was eyeing former contractor general Greg Christie to take the reins at Jamaica Customs.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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Jan262017

Celebrating International Customs Day 2017

General, NewsBy Aaron SmithJanuary 26, 2017

This year International Customs Day is celebrated on January 26th 2017 under the theme “Data Analysis for Effective Border Management’.  The theme is very appropriate given the current climate as it relates to border security.

In most jurisdictions around the globe, Customs is recognized as the key law enforcement agency involved in border protection and although this job may have been onerous in the past, technological advancement offers solutions to enable Customs to execute its duties more effectively and efficiently.

Over a decade ago CCLEC introduced a database in the region to aid with border management.  The Regional Clearance System (RCS) is a maritime system which facilitates pleasure crafts whilst collecting valuable data and statistics for Customs and other border agencies. Effective use of RCS data could mitigate some of the border management problems in the region. As our UK representative, Mr Jeremy Lee, puts it “The RCS is, potentially, a powerful and effective tool. From the UK perspective there is no other system like it in the world”.

Congratulations to all Customs officers, many who will be awarded for their exemplary

service.

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Jan92017

Cannabis DNA database being developed

Enforcement, GeneralBy Aaron SmithJanuary 9, 2017

A genetic science project which aims to sequence the DNA of every strain of marijuana in the world could also benefit police forces across the globe, making it easier to identify both national and international smuggling networks.

The database could enable law enforcement agencies to track the source of shipments and provide a direct link between importers and lower-level sellers.

Pylos Bioscience, based in Portland, Oregon, was founded in 2015 by microbiologist Mowgli Holmes to bring more consistency to the recreational marijuana and medical marijuana business. The drug is currently legal in eight states for recreational use and available for medical use in a further 21 states.

Phylos has 17 full-time employees and has put together a collection of cannabis strains that includes rare, ancient, specimens from museums and herbariums in Thailand, Colombia, and a dozen other countries including the UK. Marijuana breeders and private collectors from around the world have also contributed samples from their personal stashes.

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Nov262016

New border control unit to improve efficiency – Saint Lucia

General, NewsBy Aaron SmithNovember 26, 2016


The Customs and Immigration departments along with the Marine Unit will soon form a new entity, the Border Control Unit.

The Border Control Unit will significantly augment the operations of Saint Lucia’s airports and seaports, Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security, Sen. Hon. Hermangild Francis said.

All officers assigned to the unit will receive training.

“Two senior officers—one, a former comptroller of Customs and the other, a senior immigration officer—are tasked with making the recommendations,” Sen. Francis said. “As a tourist destination, we must make the transitions from the airplane or ship to the waiting bus a much quicker process.”

The Border Control Unit is expected to be launched in 2017.

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Nov242016

Guadeloupe: Nearly 50 kilos of cocaine found in a fish container

Enforcement, NewsBy Aaron SmithNovember 24, 2016

DRUG The estimated value for resale of this merchandise, on the European continent, is around 1.7 million euros …

Guadeloupe customs officers have made a stunning discovery. Saturday night, they seized nearly 50 kilos of cocaine in a container of fish, in the port area of ​​Jarry in Baie-Mahault.

“It was almost a routine check that led to that seizure” said Jean-Damien Moustier, Head of the Caribbean branch of Ocrtis, the Central Office for the Suppression of Illicit Traffic in Narcotics: the drug was concealed in a refrigerated container that had been damaged. As a result of this refrigeration problem, the container, proceeding from Surinam, loaded with frozen fish destined to Belgium, was “diverted” and checked by the Raizet Customs Surveillance Brigade.

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Nov242016

Mexican Army seizes more than 220 kilos of cocaine in port Manzanillo

Enforcement, NewsBy Aaron SmithNovember 24, 2016

The drug was hidden inside heavy rollers to grind stone.

Mexico City, November 8, 2016.-

The Army-Navy Secretariat of Mexico reports that personnel assigned to the Sixth Naval Region secured yesterday at the port of Manzanillo, Colima, over 220 kilograms of a substance showing characteristics of cocain. This substance was concealed inside the rollers of a crushing machine, which was loaded aboard the ship “Laura Maersk”, Denmark flag. The final destination was the port of Manzanillo.

This action was achieved as a result of naval intelligence work. Combined efforts between staff of the Secretariat of the Navy and the Maritime Customs of Manzanillo led to the inspection of the container with canine teams, which confirmed the said illicit cargo was transported inside the rollers of the stone crushing machine, where 130 brick-shaped packages and three bags containing bulk drug were located.

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Nov172016

St Kitts Hosted the CCLEC Executive Committee (EXCO) Meeting

Meetings, NewsBy Aaron SmithNovember 17, 2016

Exco Meeting

The St Kitts and Nevis Customs and Excise Division hosted the EXCO meeting from November 8-9, 2016.  Customs Comptrollers and representatives from fourteen nations were present at the meeting including Canada and the USA.
The meeting considered a number of initiatives including:

  • The draft treaty
  1. Organizational change
  2. Implementation of RCS2016 and SailClear
  3. Implementation of a customs valuation risk database
  4. Development and accreditation of CCLEC’s training modules
  5. MOUs with strategic partners

The CCLEC which was established in the 1970s has been operating as an informal organisation however it is actively pursuing the formalization of the organisation through a treaty.  This is an issue of monumental significance for the organization as it seeks to increase support for its programmes through donor funding and enhance information sharing.

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Aug22016

Customs seize over 2500 pounds of marijuana in container

Enforcement, NewsBy Aaron SmithAugust 2, 2016

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of the Jamaica Customs Agency’s Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) seized a shipment of marijuana concealed in a container at the Kingston port yesterday.

The agency in a press release today said that the CET along with the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s, Narcotics Division were carrying out routine inspection of containers, where seal-discrepancies were detected and further examination of the containers resulted in the detection of 11 duffle bags containing 338 packages with substance resembling vegetable matter.

Subsequent tests confirmed that the substance was marijuana weighing 2525.8lbs with an estimated street value of over J$8 million. The matter is being investigated by the Border Protection Unit of the Agency and the Narcotics Division.

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