BioTerrorism Prevention Unit
Ms. Rabab Besesio
Project Manager
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
“ Preventing the criminal use of pathogens and toxins through enhanced
international police corporation and inter-sectorial collaboration”
BTPP
resourcesBIRG &
database
Information
sharing
Monthly
Bulletin
Operational
support
Capacity building
and training
Country
assessments
Expert advice /
response/ forensics/
biosecurity
NCB reachback in an
event
Tailored
workshops and
tools
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Bioterrorism: Current Programs
• Project RHINO- Ebola West Africa
(Response, Hazard assessment, Infection control,
National coordination, Operational change)
• Bioterrorism: Risks and Controls
Workshops
• Bioterrorism Risk Management
Workshops
• Evidence Exploitation Operations
• Food Defence Symposium
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Food Defence Symposium
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Food Defense Symposium
• 110 participants
• Across 25 different countries
• Law Enforcement, health, academia,
industry
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Risk analysis
Case studies
Panel sessions,
Real-time questionnaire
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Food Defense Symposium
10/19/2016
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Over the past 3 years how many deliberate food
contamination incidents have you investigated?
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Who takes the lead in the investigation?
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
2013 Organophosphate poisoning- India School teacher charged
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Under what legislation would this person
be charged?
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
If a terrorist group contaminated the food chain
would the legislation under which they are charged
be different?
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Preparedness Plans and Policies
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit
Way Forward
 Identify & mitigate vulnerabilities
 Develop strategies & countermeasures
 Raise awareness on Threat Credibility Evaluation
(TCE) process
 Enhance Information sharing amongst
stakeholders
 Coordinate Regional conferences
INTERPOL BioTerrorism Prévention Unit