Month: May 2020 - Page 2 - Border Security Report

Australian Border Force (ABF) officers in Sydney have stopped almost two kilograms of methamphetamine, hidden in COVID-19 related goods, from

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Guardia Civil intervenes 1 ton of vacuum-packed marijuana

The Guardia Civil has intervened about 1 ton of vacuum-packed marijuana and 580 plants in various actions . The Guardia

Drugs Maritime

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CBP Officers Seize Over Three Thousand Pounds of Marijuana in Broccoli Shipment at Pharr International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a significant

Migration Technology

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Report: How the Republic of Korea Flattened the Curve Without Nationwide Lockdowns or Border Closures

With the Republic of Korea (ROK), one of the very few countries flattening the COVID-19 curve without imposing nationwide lockdowns

Features

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COVID-19 and the drug supply chain: from production and trafficking to use

The COVID-19 crisis is taking its toll on the global economy, public health and our way of life. The virus

Drugs

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Four kilograms of ecstasy discovered between foods – Two drug smugglers in detention

As part of the increased border surveillance with the Netherlands, federal police officers discovered four kilograms of ecstasy in the

Features

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Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea and the Swaims Project

Over the past fifteen years, numerous threats of all kinds have spread in the Gulf of Guinea (i.e. from the

Human Trafficking

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More Than 11,180 Cartons Of Duty-Unpaid Cigarettes Detected

The Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers at Pasir Panjang Scanning Station conducted checks on a 20-foot container and

Organised Crime

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Blow to criminal group involved in smuggling

Border Guard officers from the Nadodrzański SG Department, working with policemen from Żary, detained 6 people who were members of

Drugs

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UNODC report on East and Southeast Asia: continued growth in the supply of methamphetamine while synthetic opioids spread

A new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that the synthetic drug market in

Maritime

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Romanian Border Police help monitor the borders of Europe in the Aegean Sea

The Romanian Border Police will participate in the Joint Operation “POSEIDON 2020”, organized by the European Agency for Border Police

Drugs

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Guardia Civil breaks up a criminal organization that transported hashish between Spain and Netherlands in boxes of garlic

The Guardia Civil, under the Garlicor operation, has broken up a criminal organization dedicated to the land transport of large

Migration

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Central America’s displacement crisis aggravated by COVID-19

An escalating situation of chronic violence and insecurity, coupled with COVID-related restrictions, is risking lives and exacerbating hardship for tens

Migration Technology

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Inter-American Development Bank, IOM Partner to Address Migration Challenges

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to maximize

Human Trafficking Organised Crime

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Temporary suspension of service at select Canadian border services locations

Further to the reduction of service at some Canadian land border ports of entry, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Human Trafficking Organised Crime

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New Report: Migrant Smugglers and Human Traffickers to Become More Ruthless and Clandestine

New report of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol looks back at the operations supported in 2019 and the intelligence gathered to draw the possible evolution of these crime areas in the upcoming months. A clear outlook of the potential developments would prepare a more effective response to these life-threatening criminal activities.