Debriefing meeting of Operation DEMETER VI
20 Nov 2020 |
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The debriefing
seminar for Operation DEMETER VI was held via video conference on 20th
November 2020. The Global Operation DEMETER VI enhancing regulatory measures to
illegal shipments of hazardous waste restricted by Basel Convention and
substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol has become one of the
representative operations for environmental preservation since the first
DEMETER I started from 2009. While Operation DEMETER VI was carried out for 28
days, the WCO Secretariat, the Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILOs), 73 Member states and 7 international organizations
including the International Criminal Organization (INTERPOL), UN Environment Programme ( UNEP) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) etc. participated. The
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya and the
Vice Minister of the General Administration of China Customs, Mr. Yuning Sun made
the remarks at the beginning of a seminar. Then, Head of RILO AP, Mr. Hyungmin
BEAK, made an opening remark. RILO AP, the Operational Coordination Unit (OCU),
presented the results of operation DEMETER VI and feedback from participants.
Operation DEMETER VI seized almost 99,000 tons of waste and 78,000 pieces of waste materials and 42 tons of substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol, despite the restriction measures of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.
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