WHEREAS, vehicle theft accounts for a $7.6 billion economic loss in the United States; and,

WHEREAS, U.S. vehicles have become a valuable commodity in organized criminal activity around the world; and,

WHEREAS, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) indicates that high vehicle thefts occur at U.S. ports; and,

WHEREAS, U.S. Customs resources are limited and vehicle theft interdiction is only focused on in-bound (import) searches for narcotics and weapons; and, 

WHEREAS, technology presently exists, known as the Gamma Ray System, to aid in the defecting stolen vehicles in shipment containers, destined for exportation from U.S. ports; now, therefore be it,

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 104th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, supports and urges the utilization of the Gamma Ray System for checking containers for outbound vehicles; and be it further

RESOLVED, that this technology, which is available today, should be used at all major ports to detect and recover stolen vehicles scheduled for exportation from U.S. ports.