 This conference provides a very unique platform and stage for participants in order to share the experience and the best practice in order to combat illicit crime and illicit trade. This conference for me as a criminal intelligence officer in charge of the Middle East and North Africa region, gave me the opportunity to connect this region with the other region all over the world. The participants coming from 85 countries, more than 600 participants, give each participant the opportunity to add and to increase something for this conference. Two years ago we implemented a very clear strategy concerning the Middle East and North Africa region regarding the combat, the illicit trade and counterfeiting product in this region. The main condition for this war is not easy because we are trying to connect police forces among this region together and sitting always together to share the information and provide the knowledge about criminals who try to benefit from the transporting border to traffic this illicit product. We are in a very tight relation with the Ministry of Interior in the region. We already had a very successful operation on the field, Operation Al-Shaheen. During this operation Qatar police forces and customs and quality control joined the effort together to seize and to arrest criminals and people who tried to bring this illicit product to Qatar. Now we are going to expand the dimension of Al-Shaheen. Al-Shaheen will not stop on illicit trade only, will try always to catch up and seize all kinds of products could be dangerous or useless for the national and the citizen in the country.