India has been included in the Steering Committee of the Asset Recovery Interagency Network-Asia Pacific (ARIN-AP). India will be represented by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
- ARIN-AP is a prominent multi-agency network dedicated to tackling the proceeds of crime in the Asia-Pacific region and a member of the Global CARIN Network.
- ARIN-AP was established to facilitate cross-border collaboration on asset tracing, freezing, and confiscation.
- ARIN-AP includes 28 member jurisdictions and nine observers and serves as an informal yet robust network as part of CARIN Network.
About CARIN
- CARIN (Camden Asset Recovery Inter-agency Network) is an informal network of law enforcement and judicial practitioners in the field of asset tracing, freezing, seizure and confiscation.
- It is an inter-agency network. Each member state is represented by a law enforcement officer and a judicial expert (prosecutor, investigating judge, etc. depending on the legal system).
- CARIN currently has 61 registered member jurisdictions, including 27 EU Member States and 13 international organisations.
- It is also linked to the other seven regional asset recovery inter-agency networks (ARINs) across the globe.
- A law enforcement officer (police/customs/other law enforcement agency), a prosecutor, magistrate or judge, or an official from an Asset Recovery Office (ARO) or Asset Management Office (AMO) can seek assistance from CARIN.
- It is funded by the European Union.
- The CARIN permanent Secretariat is based at Europol Headquarters in the Hague.
