MIGRATION
Irregular border crossings into EU drop sharply in 2024
New preliminary data from Frontex reveal a significant 38% drop in irregular border crossings into the EU in 2024, reaching
DRUGS
US CBP officers intercept $987,872 in cocaine at the Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility recently intercepted
COUNTER TERRORISM
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BIOMETRICS
US CBP Announces Facial Biometric Test for Inbound Vehicle Travelers at Buffalo, Peace Bridge Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today the start of an innovative facial biometric test in select vehicle lanes
CUSTOMS & TRADE
Sports shoes likely to be counterfeit, worth approximately one million euros, discovered by Romanian border police
A joint team made up of border policemen from the Coast Guard and customs inspectors from the Constanța South-Agigea Border
MARITIME
Sirius Insight announces national strategic partnership with NCI to improve the safety of UK coastal waters
Sirius Insight has announced the launch of a national strategic partnership with the charity National Coastwatch Institution (“NCI”), which will
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Three arrested as NCA joins security forces in Kurdistan Region of Iraq to target UK-linked people smuggling network
Three men suspected of being part of a global people smuggling network moving migrants from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
ORGANISED CRIME
Europol holds largest-ever operation to increase seizures of criminal assets worldwide
For the first time ever, Europol has welcomed to its headquarters over 80 financial experts from all around the world
SMUGGLING
More than 890,000 packets of illegal tobacco seized in Seville
The Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Casariche Local Police, has managed to deal a severe blow to tobacco
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Finnish Border Guard chose Solita and Patria to deliver an operational border security information system to the Finnish Border Guard
The Finnish Border Guard conducted a competitive procurement process to select an application provider to develop the user applications for
CONGRESS NEWS
The latest news and information from the World Border Security Congress
2025 World Border Security Congress: Patrolling the Periphery
The 2025 World Border Security Congress will be hosted in Madrid, Spain on 25th-27th March 2025, cohosted by the Ministry
SPONSORED CONTENT
Thruvision foils attempt to smuggle over 70 smartphones into Dominican Republic
By Kevin Gramer, Senior Vice President, Thruvision Americas Thruvision people-screening systems at Las Américas International Airport (AILA) have helped to
