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The wide coverage makes it unnecessary to take turns with the target.
Think about it; if you are driving and there is one car behind that mir-
rors your movements, you will take notice. Poorly trained teams or indi-
viduals use this technique and allow you to identify their presence quite
rapidly. Trained teams make identification much more difficult because
they keep placing different cars behind you. It is even more difficult if the
team members can stage themselves in positions along your route and
Exhibit 10.3
Moving Box Surveillance
simply alert other team members by radio that you have just passed a par-
ticular location. Teams using 6 to 10 cars will be hard to detect. If a team
augments its surveillance with electronic tracking devices, it may be
almost impossible to detect. However, once again, all it takes is a little
human error to blow the whole surveillance. You still have an advantage
because you know what is usual for your surroundings. Keep alert.
Remember the rule: If you see the same car or individual three times sep-
arated by time and distance, you are being followed. Again, it is difficult,
if not impossible, to conceive of terrorists or common criminals using some
of the more sophisticated surveillance techniques. If you are the subject
of an elaborate and well-trained surveillance team, it is far more likely that
you are being targeted by the host country's intelligence service.
The next type of mobile surveillance is foot surveillance. Again, your
ability to detect the presence of security is contingent on many factors.
