UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Published purpose

This project seeks to enhance inter-agency coordination to combat illicit trade and its effects at the borders of Mandera and Lamu, to reduce terrorist funding and prevent the import of counterfeit goods. Project activities include: (1) supporting the establishment of Joint Operations Centres (JOC) at both the Mandera and Lamu border points to gather and analyse information to disrupt and deter illicit trade from which al-Shabaab earns income through taxation and extortion; (2) enhancing regional and inter-agency cooperation for investigations on the recovery of proceeds of crime and assets used in the commission of cross-border illicit goods; and (3) enabling the development of localized guidance frameworks to guide coordinated inter-agency border management.