MIGRATION
Frontex: Severe winter weather contributes to a 60% drop in irregular border crossings in January
Severe winter storms and rough seas across key migratory routes contributed to a sharp 60% year-on-year drop in irregular border
DRUGS
Cocaine and gold worth over 1,430,000 euros seized by Bulgarian customs officers
11,180 kg of cocaine and 5,199.07 grams of gold bars worth a total of 1,431,906.6 euros were discovered by customs
COUNTER TERRORISM
Spanish National Police arrest a suspected jihadist in Pontevedra with a high degree of radicalization
National Police officers arrested a person last Tuesday in the province of Pontevedra for their alleged participation in the crimes
BIOMETRICS
Age estimation technology from Cognitec achieves best average ranking in NIST Test
Cognitec tops the leaderboard of average ranking for the accuracy of age estimation and verification technologies, according to test results
CUSTOMS & TRADE
Cigarettes and heated tobacco products detained by customs officers in the Silistra region
Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP discovered 190 000 (9500 boxes) of smuggled cigarettes in a truck carrying metal products.
MARITIME
Drones boost Australian Border Force fight against illegal foreign fishing in Northern Territory
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has deployed Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) to Operation LUNAR in the Northern Territory to
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Prolific people smuggler brought down after NCA investigation
A prolific people smuggler who transported hundreds of illegal migrants to the UK in small boats and HGVs has been
ORGANISED CRIME
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SMUGGLING
Polish Border Guards Foil Innovative Smuggling Operation Using Weather Balloons
Officers from the Nadbużański Border Guard Unit successfully thwarted a smuggling operation involving illegal tobacco products transported via weather balloons.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Meet our World Border Security Congress Sponsors
Tony Kingham, editor of Border Security Report, speaks to Andy Smith, Director of Industry & Innovation at SITA
CONGRESS NEWS
The latest news and information from the World Border Security Congress
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SPONSORED CONTENT
Securing the Border of the Future
By Peter Sutcliffe, Borders Technology Lead, Fujitsu. As automated border control systems continue to be adopted worldwide, we must consider
