ATLAS results
Assess, Target, Link, Analyze and Share; that is what DHS led Operation ATLAS is all about. Not to be confused with the NPYD ‘ATLAS’ terrorist drills/program. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya announced the preliminary results of Operation ATLAS-the largest multilateral operation in history targeting cash smugglers which took place from Oct. 26-30. More than 80 countries participated in Operation ATLAS, leading to more than $3.5 million in cash seized and the identification of $24 million in undeclared currency that may have otherwise gone undetected at ports of entry around the world during the five-day period.
Participating countries used real-time information sharing and coordination of cash declaration data to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations that smuggle illicit cash around the world-employing several different methods to detect cash carried in baggage, on travelers and in shipments aboard commercial flights at designated airports.
Operation ATLAS reflects the commitment shared by Secretary Napolitano, Secretary General Mikuriya and WCO members to continue the expansion of cooperative efforts to deter transnational smuggling organizations around the world-bolstering global security and enhancing mutual efforts to deter terrorists and other criminals.
