About Asset Recovery Interagency Network–Asia Pacific (ARIN-AP):
- It is a prominent multi-agency network dedicated to tackling crime proceeds across the Asia-Pacific region.
- It was established to facilitate cross-border collaboration on asset tracing, freezing, and confiscation.
- The aim of ARIN-AP is to increase the effectiveness of members’ efforts in depriving criminals of their illicit profits on a multi-agency basis by establishing itself as the center of professionals’ network in tackling the proceeds of crime.
- The network includes 28 member jurisdictions and nine observers, serving as an informal yet robust framework within the CARIN, or Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network.
- ARIN-AP operates through a network of contact points, enabling effective communication and intelligence exchange among member agencies, and of more than 100 jurisdictions in the CARIN Network.
- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is the nodal agency for India in this network.
- The law enforcement agencies across ARIN-AP and CARIN jurisdictions benefit from this network, as it aids in tracing assets related to criminal activities, both movable and immovable, across frontiers.
- Through ARIN-AP and the larger CARIN Network, agencies can exchange information on individuals, assets, and companies informally, often expediting the identification and recovery of proceeds of crime.
