10207 X Customs Process-C Group Assignment Personal & Grou Re Iection 0 Units 4 and 5 - Total Weight 20% Question Write a personal reflection that covers the lectures or lecture materials from Unit 4 and Unit 5. The reflection should provide: I Covering of one (1) topic from Unit 4 and one (1) topic from Unit 5. What you have learned from the topics. Detail each lecture material or lesson in terms of the topics or points that stood out for you and why. Demonstrate your understanding of the topics by establishing the connection(s) of the processes and/or requirements emanating from the topics by highlighting the governance of such in relation to the Customs Act and Regulations and/or other Border Regulatory Agencies Legislations. Use exa moles where deemed necessary to explain their application(s) Instructions: 1. Produce a Microsoft Word document with cover and reference pages. 2. Only one (1] document MUST be submitted per group. Individually you will write your personal reflection and then collectively as a group you will combine into one (1] document and then write an analytical summary of the salient points or arguments from the personal reflections. 3. Each student/group member personal reection should be separated in the document and su b-topic using their First and Last name as the header. 4. Marks Allocation: 15% will be for the quality of individual personal reflection and 5% will be for the analytical summary and quality of work produced by the group 5. APA format according to the 7'\" edition must be observed. 6. Due Date for ALL Groups: The soft copy must be sent to stewartcmi.lecturer@gmail.com May 6, 2023, by 11:59 pm. Contraband Enforcement Team' Him The Jamaica Customs Contraband Enforcement Team was established in 1987, by an initiative of the United States Customs Service. The unit came into existence as a result ofthe increasing volume of marijuana that was being trafficked from Jamaica to the United States, by commercial conveyances, that is, cargo vessels, and passenger aircrafts. The country's shipping and airline industries were enduring severe pressures from draconian tines levied on the operators of commercial ships and aircrafts detected with marijuana in the United States. These trafficking activities created major disruptions in the shipping industry, critically the trails shipment operations, as the International shipping lines that were subjected to huge tines and detention of their vessels, threatened to withdraw from Jamaica. The economy suffered from the loss ofmillions of US dollars as a result of the trafficking activities at the time, as some shipping litres suspended operations. In addition, the national airline, Air Jamaica, also endured the punishment of heavy fines and detention ofaircrafts. Concept The concept ofthe CET is that ofa "specialized enforcement team" with the fundamental functions of detecting violations ofthe Customs and other agency laws concerning cargo transactions, passenger processing, carrier arrivals and departures and take appropriate enforcement actions. The unit would be divorced from daily routine customs operations and effectively conduct intensified inspections. trat ' ' ti The primary objective ofthe Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) is to establish effective systems for the protection against the risk of illegal imports or exports. Other objectives are as follows: 1. To establish and refine profiles of "high risk" passengers, conveyances and cargo through a process of selectivity. This allows officers to work more effectively. 2. To intensify examinations of "high risk" cargo, conveyances and passengers. 3. To facilitate processing of legitimate or "low risk" passengers, conveyances and cargo. 4. To increase the number and size of seizures of contraband such as narcotic drugs, firearm and ammunition. 5. To increase the number of arrest for violation ofcustoms and narcotics laws thereby discouraging potential perpetrators. 6. To establish deterrent factors against contraband smuggling by increased physical presence, regular searches and special operations. Success ' The CET has been involved in signicant seizures ofmarijuana, cocaine, heroine, guns, ammunition and pyrotechnics, motor vehicles and boats, uncustomed goods, including pesticides, chemicals and goods imported/exported contrary to the impon/cxport restrictions and goods which the correct duties were not collected