MIGRATION
European Council adopts new rules on return for those with no right to stay in the EU
The European Council gave its final green light to new EU rules enabling more effective returns for those with no
DRUGS
More than a thousand kilograms of cocaine were seized hidden on a fishing boat in the port of Santa Pola, Spain
The Spanish Civil Guard has seized 1,184 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a fishing boat that had docked in the
COUNTER TERRORISM
Climate Migration and Natural Disaster Response: Securing Borders Without Closing Doors
A summary of the European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU-TE-SAT) 2026 The European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend
BIOMETRICS
SITA powers Central America’s first unified air and cruise traveller screening system
El Salvador’s border authorities can now assess air and sea travellers before they enter or leave the country. This lets
CUSTOMS & TRADE
Frontex and CBSA sign new Working Arrangement
Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) President Erin O’Gorman signed a new Working Arrangement on
MARITIME
GNR operations from north to south disrupt maritime drug networks: 1 arrest and seizure of 9 vehicles, 2 weapons of war and approximately 10,000 liters of fuel
The Portuguese National Republican Guard (GNR), through the permanent coordination between its Territorial Units, the Coastal and Border Control Unit
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Four Turkish citizens detected near the Romanian border with Serbia
Border police officers from the Romanian Cruceni Border Police Sector observed, with the help of night surveillance means, four people
ORGANISED CRIME
Almost 50 arrested as police target Western Balkan network linked to killings
Nearly 50 suspects have been arrested in an international operation targeting a drug trafficking network with Western Balkan members, linked
SMUGGLING
Vials of botulinum toxin-based injectable solution, worth over 600k Euros
In the parking lot near the toll station of the Calafat–Vidin bridge, on the Bulgaria–Romania route, border police officers from
INDUSTRY NEWS
Analogic and Leidos Complete Combination of Security Enterprise Solutions Businesses
Analogic Corporation and Leidos have announced the completion of the previously announced transaction combining Analogic with Leidos’ Security Enterprise Solutions,
CONGRESS NEWS
The latest news and information from the World Border Security Congress
Issue Alert – Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the January/February 2026 issue
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Strengthening Europe’s eastern borders with electromagnetic awareness
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