Terrorism Threat Perspective 2015

1. Terrorism Threat Perspective 2015

2. COCAINE

3. COCAINE FLOWS PERU – PORT OF CALLAO ECUADOR - GUAYAQUIL • Seizure STATS (Port of Simón Bolívar) • Jan-May 2014 – 14 tons • Jan-Aug 2013 21 tons/57 tons for yr. • January to June 2012 - 6 tons 658 kilos of cocaine • 2011 – 5 tons 658 kilos of cocaine • 2010 – 1 ton 653 kilos of cocaine MOVEMENT OF LARGE CONSIGNMENTS VIA COMMERCIAL MARITIME FEIGHT REMAINS IN PLACE – PRIMARILY TO MARKETS IN EUROPE

4. COCAINE FLOWS TO EUROPE

5. MARIJUANA MOVEMENT

6. METHAMPHETAMINE MOVEMENT

7. HEROIN MOVEMENT

8. Syria/Iraq – Foreign Fighter Flow "Foreign fighters returning from Syria (and now Iraq) pose a grave threat to the U.S. homeland and Western Europe. More than 10,000 foreign fighters have flooded into Syria. Many are fighting alongside extremist groups there and in neighboring Iraq, learning battlefield skills and absorbing extremist ideology. More than 1,000 of them hold European passports, which (in most cases) would enable them to enter the United States without a visa. Of even greater concern, more than 100 American citizens have traveled to Syria. When these battle‐hardened, radicalized fighters return to their home countries, they will pose a serious terrorist threat to both the United States and Europe.” Today's Rising Terrorist Threat and the Danger to the United States: Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of The 9/11 Commission Report, July 2014

9. Foreign Fighters to Syria Foreign fighters flow to Syria October 11, 2014

10. Threat Environment – Syria/Iraq Lt. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart, USMC, Director DIA, briefed the House Armed Services Committee on 3 February 2015: – Al‐Nusrah Front (ANF) is part of the larger al‐Qa‘ida network – ANF supports transnational terrorist attack plotting against U.S./Western interests – AQ being eclipsed by ISIL’s rising global prominence and competition for adherents “The Khorasan Group is a cadre of experienced al‐Qa‘ida operatives that works closely with and relies upon al‐Nusrah Front to provide personnel and space for training facilities in northwestern Syria. The group is primarily focused on transnational terrorist attack plotting.” “Coalition airstrikes in Syria probably killed a number of senior al‐ Nusrah Front and Khorasan Group operatives, but the group almost certainly has maintained some capability to continue plotting against Western interests.”

11. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant - ISIL • ISIL is currently one of the main jihadist groups fighting • government forces in Syria and Iraq • – Thousands of fighters, including many foreign jihadists • • Attempted to merge with Al Nusrah Front in 2013 but was • rejected, resulting in an ongoing rift • • Responsible for many high‐profile and brutal attacks, including • many car bombs and suicide attacks • Propaganda and Outreach Efforts Are Global – A Means of Inspiration for Homegrown Violent Extremists in the U.S.

12. The Militant Extremist Message

13. AQAP – The Threat Remains

14. Paris Attacks 2015 • Paris Attacks • 7-9 Jan 2015 • Charlie Hebdo shooting • Police Officer shot and killed • Kosher Market hostage standoff

15. Inspire Magazine

16. CBP – A Layered Defense • CBP Office of Intelligence • CBP National Targeting Centers/National Security Threat Analysis Team • International Partnerships - CSI • DHS – Link to US Intelligence Community • C-TPAT – Strengthen and Protect the Global Supply Chain

17. Boston Bombing 15 April 2013 “I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace.” Thomas Paine

18. Carlos Cortez, SIO, CBP/OI 202-344-1727