Justice committee  That's a good question. The Canada Border Services Agency deals only with the ports and the borders. We don't have the capacity to deal with such a large issue. Because organized crime extends into the communities, we work on those issues with the national port enforcement team,

Justice committee  There's one in Halifax and one in British Columbia.

Justice committee  There is a well-established network. Most of that work is done through the Maritime Security Operations Centre, which is DND, RCMP, Transport Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Border Services Agency--I hope I haven't left anybody out. We're all busy looking for our specific

Justice committee  That is the Maritime Security Operations Centre. In essence it is a multi-departmental intelligence gathering, analysis, and dissemination group.

Justice committee  I agree as well.

Justice committee  I can add a little bit to that. We're beginning to see a number of different commodities as currency. We're seeing marijuana from Canada being traded for cocaine in the States or traded for firearms that come into Canada. We're seeing pills, OxyContin and these kinds of things, g

Justice committee  I don't want to speak specifically about that particular case because some of this is before the courts.

Justice committee  However, we commonly see connections between local small groups and these large shipments. They're acting as consultants, for example, because they know the local area, or they aid in logistics for some of these other organizations.

Justice committee  Superintendent Brennan would be better able to answer that. We deal with the border and the courts. They deal with the organizations and the interrelationships.

Justice committee  Mr. Chairman and honourable members of the committee, thank you very much for inviting Canada Border Services Agency to participate in today's hearing. The Atlantic region of the Canada Border Services Agency is responsible for securing Atlantic Canada's borders at our ports of