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Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland

Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland. Specialist Crime Division, Safer Communities Inspector Alan Dron. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland. 10.5 tonnes of heroin annually. Population of 5.3 million. 30,414 square miles.

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Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland

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  1. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Specialist Crime Division, Safer Communities Inspector Alan Dron

  2. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland 10.5 tonnes of heroin annually Population of 5.3 million 30,414 square miles Largest consumer of cocaine in world (per head of population)

  3. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland South Lanarkshire Council discipline nine workers Police launch Scottish Borders Council fraud probe Woman reported following council fraud probe Council's leader blows whistle on "rife" expenses fraud Man found guilty of defrauding Council of £100,000 Fraudsters con Scottish Council out of £270,000

  4. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Gangster 'tried to shield himself with car manual from hail of bullets' …had his fingers chopped off Men accused of murdering financial adviser …described him as a violent loose cannon Gang enforcer shot dead …set to explode in terrifying wave of violence Violent thug who slashed frail gran with machete, tortured man hours later

  5. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Perception Motivation

  6. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Reality

  7. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland What is Serious Organised Crime? • Involves more than one person • Is organised, meaning that it involves control, planning and the use of specialist resources • Causes, or has the potential to cause significant harm • Involves benefit to the individual concerned, particularly financial gain

  8. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland • DIVERT – Individuals (particularly young people) from engaging in using the products of serious organised crime • DISRUPT – The activities of SOCGs • DETER – Serious Organised Crime by implementing measures to protect communities, businesses and the public sector • DETECT – Boost capacity and improve co-ordination

  9. Interventions – Reducing Vulnerabilities Solutions – Evidence of Success • Scottish Procurement Policy Note 2/2010 – Use of the Security Industry Authority Approved Contractors Scheme for Security Industry Services • Local Authority Internal Audit - potential and actual impact of Serious Organised Crime

  10. Interventions – Reducing Vulnerabilities Disruptions – Evidence of Success • Removal of construction contracts • Closure of licensed premises + security companies • £1.5 million in lost revenue to major cosmetic importer and distributor • Revocation of taxis licenses • Removal of contracts by public bodies • Instigation of legal proceedings for evasion of council tax and non domestic business rates • Contravention of The Representation of the People Act 1983 (potential £5000 per year)

  11. SCOTLAND’S DRUG SEIZURES DOUBLE Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland Millionaire with cocaine habit so bad his nose collapsed is jailed £220m drugs gang, who flooded Scotland with heroin + cocaine jailed for more than 60 years

  12. Serious and Organised Crime in Scotland The Future ‘This is a global problem affecting us all and we cannot simply arrest our way out of it’. Opening speech by John Morton, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the Department of Homeland Security, 14 September 2011 • Local Authority Serious Organised Crime SPoC’s • Police Scotland LALO’s + PIP Departments • Scottish Business Resilience Centre

  13. Thank You Tuesday 10 September 2013 • Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow Inspector Alan Dron, Interventions

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