Herta launches a new technology that allows facial identification even with a mask
Herta is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear
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Month: March 2020
EU invests €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] in biosecurity in South-East Asia
The European Union launched a €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] regional project to support increased biosecurity in Southeast Asia. The
Read MoreU.S. CBP Introduces Facial Comparison Technology to Secure and Streamline International Arrivals at JFK Terminal 4
U.S. Customs and Border Protection introduced biometric facial comparison technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4 on March
Read More6 Arrested and Scores of Weapons Seized in Raids Across Slovakia
With the active support of Europol, the Slovak National Crime Agency (Národná Kriminálna Agentúra) has seized hundreds of illegal guns
Read MoreBalkan Cocaine Cartel Taken Down In Montenegro
A large Balkan criminal network trafficking drugs, mainly cocaine, from source countries to Europe has been dismantled in a large
Read MoreTwo years of political and social crisis in Nicaragua force more than 100,000 to flee
Nearly two years after Nicaragua was plunged into a serious political and social crisis, more than 100,000 people have fled
Read MoreAs Human Smuggling Trends Continue Border Patrol Vigilance Intercepts a Large Human Smuggling Attempt
Border Patrol agents intercepted a large human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 Checkpoint. The incident occurred late in
Read More€7.9m of Illegal Products Seized in Hit Against Medicine Traffickers
Europol supported a pan-European operation targeting the illicit online and offline trafficking of misused and counterfeit medicines. The operation, led by the French National Gendarmerie (Central Office against Environmental and Public Health Crime – OCLAESP) and the Finnish Customs (Tulli), involved law enforcement authorities from 11* EU Member States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. #trafficking #smuggling #bordersecurity
Read MoreFLIR Launches Ranger HDC MR High-Definition Mid-Range Surveillance System
FLIR Systems has announced the launch of the FLIR Ranger® HDC MR, a new high-definition midrange surveillance system. The Ranger
Read More6 Arrested in Germany for Smuggling Over a Hundred Vietnamese Migrants to Europe
A key Vietnamese migrant smuggling network was broken up today after the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei), with the support of
Read MoreIOM Steps Up Humanitarian Response on Turkey’s Land and Sea Borders
As the situation on the Turkey/EU border enters its second week IOM, with its partners, continues to provide humanitarian aid
Read MoreA statement by the Frontex Management Board
The Frontex Management Board, which is holding an extraordinary meeting today in Frontex headquarters in Warsaw, has agreed that the
Read MoreEurope should show solidarity with Greece in coping with migration emergency, says OSCE PA’s Pritchard in Athens
International humanitarian law must be respected in the response to the situation on the borders between Turkey and Greece, said
Read MoreCultural Heritage: A New Make-over for an Old Threat to Law Enforcement
The illicit trade of antiquities and similar cultural-heritage objects is as old as the societies that originally produced them. From the Pyramids of Giza and Egyptian tomb-robbers after their golden relics through the cemeteries of Corinth disturbed by Roman soldiers after old Greek vases for wealthy buyers back in Italy to today’s Daesh inflicting looting and destruction in Syria and beyond – the main and constant motivation behind such delinquent behaviors was, and still is, profit. #trafficking #illicitgoods #smuggling
Read MoreThe Malpensa e-Gates Project
Automated Border Control (ABC) systems have been in place at airports for more than fifteen years. One of the components of an ABC system is the electronic passport gate (e-Gate), which consists of physical automated self-service barriers managed by border agencies. Malpensa e-Gates Project studies the security and usability of the e-Gates at Malpensa Airport through the perspective of the user of the e-Gates, the Italian Police (Polizia di Stato). E-Gates represent a practical security solution to an increasing flow of travellers. #bordertech #bordersecurity #egates #biometrics
Read MoreCan the use of passenger data help contain, track, or manage the spread of infectious diseases?
Over the last few months news headlines around the world have been reporting on the outbreak, attempt to contain, and the spread of a new coronavirus now known as COVID-19. Initially discovered in Wuhan, China, in just over two months the virus has spread from just one city in China to 33 other countries around the world . #bordertech #bordersecurity #coronavirus #api #pnr
Read MoreIllegal migrants in a Latvian truck
Officers from the Polish Border Guard Post in Czeremcha detained two foreigners. Illegal migrants hid in a semi-trailer truck carrying
Read MoreEUBAM helps Moldova and Ukraine to strengthen efforts in fighting illicit firearms trafficking
EUBAM and its Partner Services, supported by EUROPOL, Frontex and OSCE, initiated the joint cross-border working group on fighting weapons,
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