There are a diversity of Federal agencies and law enforcement groups focused on fighting terror. Just as many also concentrate on corporate and industrial crime. Allow me to turn over this month’s Zalud Report to Michael Vanacore, director, strategic investigations for the United States Customs Service.
Vanacore talked to SECURITY about Project Shield America, an integral part of the U.S. Customs overall export control program. It seeks to prevent illegal exporters, terrorist groups and international criminal organizations from trafficking in weapons of mass destruction but also aims at stopping individuals and organizations from obtaining and illegally exporting controlled commodities, technologies, conventional munitions and firearms. Other missions include halting the export of stolen property from the U.S. and money laundering.