DNA PROTECT (PTY) LTD
ENHANCEMENT TOOLS FOR ASSET
PROTECTION AND RECOVERY
Presentation to
SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION GOOD HOPE BRANCH
ROBERTSON
14 August 2014
DNA PROTECT INTRODUCTION
• DNA PROTECT (Pty) Ltd has secured distribution rights for SA
– SelectaDNA
– Hidden Technology Systems
• New innovations and technologies developed in the UK
– SelectaDNA
• Basis is synthetic DNA – a major technological breakthrough
• unique dual identifiers for asset protection and identification
– Hidden Technology
• Tracking assets (or people)
• These technologies have various applications in asset protection
and recovery, helping to curb crime especially when used in
combination.
• DNA Protect wishes to make difference in SA; better asset
protection to counter possibility of crime
MEETING OBJECTIVES
• Introduce these new technologies for asset protection and
some of the crime fighting applications
• Demonstrate various case studies on synthetic DNA
applications with emphasis on metal protection
• Introduce the Hidden Technology Systems TRACKING
TOOLS for asset protection and recovery, used in
combination with SYNTHETIC DNA
• Gain understanding how we can collaborate in partnership
with SARPA to use these technologies
– For improved asset protection
– As a weapon against crime in South Africa
SYNTHETIC DNA-TECHNOLOGY
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
with Synthetic DNA products
• Asset protection:
– SelectaDNA Property Marking
• Metal and Cable protection
– SelectaDNA Trace
– SelectaDNA Metal Marking
– SelectaDNA Grease (Outdoors) & Gel (Indoors)
• Retail protection:
– SelectaDNA Intruder Spray
• Personal protection:
– SelectaDNA Defense Spray
– SelectaDNA High Velocity DNA Tagging System
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
with Synthetic DNA products
• Asset protection:
– SelectaDNA Property Marking
• Metal and Cable protection
– SelectaDNA Trace
– SelectaDNA Metal Marking
– SelectaDNA Grease (Outdoors) & Gel (Indoors)
• Retail protection:
– SelectaDNA Intruder Spray
• Personal protection:
– SelectaDNA Defense Spray
– SelectaDNA High Velocity DNA Tagging System
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
SelectaDNA Property Marking Kits
To identify assets and reduce thefts and burglaries
UV Tracer
Once dry the solution
is not visible. The UV
Tracer allows the
Police to locate the
marking by scanning
an item with a UV-light
- the mark fluoresces
blue.
IDENTIFIER 1:
Microcodes For Immediate ID
1000’s of Microcodes
in the solution can be
read under a
microscope to show
our database website
address and a unique
customer code.
IDENTIFIER 2:
Microcodes wrapped in synthetic DNA
The solution containing
the Microcodes consists
of a unique synthetic
DNA which can be used,
identically almost to
human DNA, for
identification of
ownership.
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
with Synthetic DNA products
• Asset protection:
– SelectaDNA Property Marking
• Metal and Cable protection
– SelectaDNA Trace
– SelectaDNA Metal Marking (available also with UV trace only)
– SelectaDNA Grease (Outdoors) & Gel (Indoors)
• Retail protection:
– SelectaDNA Intruder Spray
• Personal protection:
– SelectaDNA Defense Spray
– SelectaDNA High Velocity DNA Tagging System
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
SelectaDNA Grease & Gel
Offender Marking products
which transfer from marked
property onto offender’s skin
and clothing:
– SelectaDNA Grease to prevent
metal theft
– SelectaDNA Gel for covert
Police operations
CASE STUDY
METAL PROTECTION NETHERLANDS
RAILWAYS
• Main rail infrastructure in Netherlands
• Deter cable and metal theft
• Enables scrap metal dealers to identify
stolen metal
• Netherlands one of many countries
struggling with trackside metal theft
PRODUCT
USED:
SELECTADNA
TRACE
CASE STUDY
UK CHANNEL RAIL LINK
• 5 year contract to mark 108km rail
between London St Pancras rail station
and UK-end of Channel Tunnel
• Protect critical infrastructure
• Follows success of Network Rail
introducing forensic marking on Anglia
railway infrastructure as well as cabling
on Sussex and Kent lines
• Thousands of signs to be affixed along
railway line
PRODUCT
USED:
SELECTADNA
TRACE
CASE STUDY
GERMAN RAIL ARRESTS METAL THIEVES
• German Rail arrested criminals who
tried to sell cables belonging to the rail
company to a scrap metal dealer
• The dealer alerted police
• Overall metal theft of German railproperty has dropped by 10% in first six
months after introduction
PRODUCT
USED:
SELECTADNA
TRACE
CASE STUDY
WORLD’S 1st SNIFFER DOG FINDS MARKED METAL
• 2-year old black labrador called Jazz trained in
two months
• Trained to locate SelectaDNA forensic
markings on range of metals including copper,
lead and aluminium
• Can be used in scrap yards or in containers
loaded for shipment where markings not
visible to human eye
• Avoids costly repacking of containers that
have been unsuccessfully searched
PRODUCT
USED:
SELECTADNA
TRACE
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
with Synthetic DNA products
• Asset protection:
– SelectaDNA Property Marking
• Metal and Cable protection
– SelectaDNA Trace
– SelectaDNA Metal Marking
– SelectaDNA Grease (Outdoors) & Gel (Indoors)
• Retail protection:
– SelectaDNA Intruder Spray
• Personal protection:
– SelectaDNA Defense Spray
– SelectaDNA High Velocity DNA Tagging System
ASSET PROTECTION SOLUTIONS
with SelectaDNA Intruder Spray
• Incident triggers sensor integrated with current security
system
• Spray mist marks offender with UV-trace and unique DNAcode
• Stays visible
– On skin approximately 10-14 days
– On clothing approximately 6 months
• Markings are visible under standard UV-light
• Police take swab of DNA which is analysed in private
laboratory
• Result compared to DNA-code in spray unit
• Completes the forensic triangle by irrefutably linking criminal
to scene of crime
Marked offender under UV Custody Lights
Traces can be
analysed from
swabs taken from
the skin or cuttings
of marked clothing
GLOBAL ARRESTS USING SYNTHETIC DNA
(BY SELECTADNA)
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Covert tracking
Signal via GSM/GPRS transmitted to linked
smartphone(s)
This allows users to track the location of
marked goods anywhere in the world with GSM
coverage.
Example of cardboard tracker disguised as
packaging material
Example of container tracker disguised as
container vent
Equipped with:
 Light Sensor
 RF Beacon
 Motion Detector
 GSM/GPRS Modem
 GPS Antenna
 Siren (Optional)
 1x Customizable Input
ASSET PROTECTION AND CRIME REDUCTION
SOLUTIONS
Main Benefits and Features of our products
• SelectaDNA products aid law enforcement agencies as they
can complete the forensic triangle and thereby enhance:
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SAPS Detection rates
SAPS Conviction rates
• Unique double identifier: DNA and microcodes
• Microcodes allow ID of property in real time
• DNA Fear Factor – criminals recognise the dangers of unique
DNA-links
• Hidden Technologies allow marked items to be tracked and
located
• Act as strong deterrent to criminals as proven by case studies;
shown to reduce thefts and burglaries by up to 85%
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU