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John Fahy
National Terrorist FIUNew Scotland Yard
Objectives of Presentation • Role & structure of the NTFIU
• UK Strategy on counter terrorism
• Cash seizure powers & use
• Terrorist financing
• 7/7 as a counter terrorism investigation
• Questions
Role of the NTFIU
• Metropolitan Police have the lead on Counter Terrorism(CT) Investigations
• Support CT Investigations
• UK lead on terrorist finance
• Training/capacity building
Structure of the NTFIU
• Rapidly growing unit with a total of 76 detectives, analysts & support staff
• Support to CT investigations
• Disruption Team
• Intelligence function
• Staff from other agencies
To reduce the threat
To reduce vulnerability
PREVENTterrorism by tackling its underlying
causes
PURSUEterrorists and those that sponsor them
Improve our understanding of terrorist networks, track the terrorists down, disrupt
them and, where we can, bring them to justice
PREPAREfor the consequences
PROTECTthe public and UK interests
To reduce the risk
UNDERPINNING ALL FOUR MISSION AREAS• Improve intelligence coverage • Clear, helpful, coherent communications
Countering terrorist financing is a fundamental element of the UK’s long term
CT strategy
Cash Seizure Powers
Civil power to seize criminal or terrorist funds
The Terrorist
Act
Volunteers, Training, Travel, Equipment
Procurement, Living Costs, Administration, Propaganda,
Campaigns, Communications, Prisoners / martyrs families…….
Terrorist Finances?Terrorist Finances?
DRUGSEXTORTIONEXTORTION
SMUGGLING / TAX EVASION
FRAUD
THEFT
ROBBERY
COUNTERFEITGOODS
KIDNAPPING
DONATIONS
Fund Raising
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES
7/7 Attacks on the Underground
Casualty Figures
Devices placed on carriage floors
Aldgate7 Dead 90 injured
Edgware Road8 Dead 185 injured
Russell Square27 Dead 180 injured
Inside the BMA
One hour later - Fourth Device
Detonated on the BusTavistock Place
Device placed on upper deck
14 Dead73 injured
The Importance of the Financial Investigator
There is no terrorism without money!
Financial Intelligence Makes a Difference
•In the first 24 hrs contact made with financial institutions, credit reference agencies etc
•24/7 contact arrangements established
•Fast time response to intelligence and exhibits from scene
M Khan
11 Gregory St,
Leeds
• Financial and other documents found at scenes prove useful
• Exploiting account opening information
Addresses
Telephone numbers
E-mail addresses
Other potential
Financial Intelligence adds Value
Identifying theRemaining Bombers
Shehzad TanweerShehzad TanweerMohammed KhanMohammed Khan
Jermaine LyndsayJermaine Lyndsay
Husib HussainHusib Hussain
Luton Railway Station
Analysis of
ShazadTANWEER’s accountsshow car hire on
4th July 2005
Recovered Items
Search of the car reveals hexamine blocks and other BME
Recovered Items
Various home made explosives & detonators
18, Alexander Grove, Leeds
Other materials
Jermaine Lyndsey
Bank account shows links to
Numerous e-mail addresses
‘Bug’ detectors and other spying / anti-spying equipment
Current Enquiries
• Ongoing account examination of purchases
• Surveillance of accounts in order to ID associates & purchase patterns
• Purchase of mobile phones & top up cards
• Massive and challenging reactive investigation• Repeated on 21st July with attempted bombings• Both enquiries still continuing for criminal
court and Coroner• Still had to ‘service’ other NTFIU operations
NTFIU Response
How much did it cost?
Future threat monitoring
•Purchase of precursor chemicals-Hydrogen Peroxide, Hexamine blocks, Citric Acid , Fertiliser etc….
•Purchase of equipment-Fans, cooling blocks, rubber gloves
•Overseas travel-Payment for travel, Visas, account dormancy
•Training-Paint-balling, rafting, ‘adventure sports’
