Number of police officers: 720 Chiefs of Police : 15

2. Number of police officers: 720 Chiefs of Police : 15 Experts, lawyers, office staff etc: approx. 185 District Police officers: 67 Temporarily employed : 2 Police Cadets: 20 Total staff number: approx. 1040 Marked Police cars: 101 Unmarked cars: 50

4. The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police Administration Chief Superintendant Finance and IT Director of Finance Policing and Security Chief Superintendant Internal Audit / Coordination Office Crime Prevention, Media Relations, Statistics, Publishing Information Technology Technical Affairs /Forensics Vehicles, supplies and equipment Investigations Police Telecommunications Centre Human Resources International Department Civil Defence Department National Security Unit Special Weapons and Tactics Team

5. The International Department Main areas - International Police Cooperation • Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB), • Europol National Unit (ENU), • Nordic Police and Customs Cooperation (PTN), • Baltic Sea Task Force (BSTF), • Sirene office.

6. The International Department • Main Functions • Available 24/7. • Daytime 6 Police officers and 3 Civilians • Between 19:00- 8:00 5 Police Officers /Police telecommunication centre. • Single point of contact - One desk for all incoming messages. • Carry out deportation orders. • Check passenger and crew of incoming vessels. • Investigates the records and identities of foreign nationals. • Co-ordinates police units in Iceland on the monitoring of foreign nationals and border control. • Close cooperation with the Directorate of Immigration.

7. SIRENE Iceland • Part of International Department of the NCIP • Direct cooperation with the • Ministry of the Interior • Customs • Directorate of Immigration • Directorate of Prisons • Other services

8. SIRENE Iceland • Searches in the SIS for persons. • All inserts and deletion from SIS on articles 95-100. • Co-ordination after “hits”. • Exchange of information according to article 39 and 46. • Central point for cross border surveillance. • Support in cases of judicial cooperation.

9. Registrations in the SIS in 2010 • Article 95 6 persons • Article 96 3 persons • Article 97 2 persons • Article 98 1 persons • Article 99 1 item • Article 100 (other than passports – 1), passports total 2273. • Crew and passenger lists: 1262 vessels

10. NCB Interpol • Member State since 1971 • Active participation in Interpol cooperation • Wide variety of cases and exchange of information on: • drug offences, • wanted criminals, • missing persons, • child pornography • THB • etc.

11. Simultanous search in SIS - Interpol databases and the Icelandic National Police Database

12. Europol Cooperation and Participation • Operational Agreement with Europol from 2001 • Liaison Bureau from January 2007 • Competent Icelandic Authorities according to the Agreement: • National Police Commissioner • All Chiefs of Police • Director of Customs • Director of Public Prosecutions

13. Icelandic Liaison Bureau at Europol • Priorities: • Operational Issues • Support and coordination of ongoing International Investigations and Operations • Tasks for the Special Prosecutor - Financial Investigations, Analysis, Assets Tracing etc. • Information and Intelligence forwarding and receiving • Analysis Work Files (Focus Groups, Target Groups, Analysis of intelligence) • Domestic Competence Building • International Operations (building of confidence, trust and networks with partners) • Strategic and Operational Analysis (OCTA - TE SAT - OIAT) • Informant Handling • Intelligence Databases (iBase) • SIENA Communication System (direct access in coming months)

14. AWFs • Full participation: • AWF Monitor - Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs • AWF Synergy - Production and Distribution of Synthetic Drugs • AWF EEOC - Eastern European Organised Crime (Sub-project LITOC) • AWF Sustrans - Money Laundering • Have been invited to join: • AWF Cannabis • AWF Cola

15. Direct Support to the Special Prosecutor in Cases related to the Icelandic Bank Collapse in the Fall of 2008: • Based on a special request from the Icelandic Minister of Interior to the Europol Director • Carried out by the Liaison Bureau and O3 • Participation in AWF Sustrans • Analyse Information and Intelligence • Assistance and advice in Tracing and Recovering of Assets • Coordination between countries and organisations • Finding appropriate investigation parties and experts

17. Example of a successful Operational Police Cooperation via Europol Channels Operation Pole Star

18. Operation Pole Star • Synthetic Drugs • Icelandic criminal group based in IS, NL, DK, NO, DE • Investigation already ongoing for more than 1 year • Previous bilateral approaches had failed • “Let´s find out if Europol and the LO network there • really works”

19. Operation Pole Star • First Icelandic Operation carried out through Europol. • Cooperation between IS, NL, DE, DK, NO and Europol. • Coordination handled by the Liaison Bureaux at Europol. • Europol centralized Analysis was a key success factor.

23. Seized 23,5 kg “uncut” amphetamines 14.000 Ecstacy tablets • ICELAND • 6 persons convicted to 32 years (in all) • FAEROE ISL • One person convicted to 7 years impr. • DENMARK • 6 persons convicted to 1- 9 ½ years impr.

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