Drug Trafficking crackdown in Spain sees millions of euros’ worth of criminal assets seized with help of Europol
Over 8 million of euros worth of criminal assets have been seized and 75 suspects arrested during a crackdown on
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Month: August 2020
Operation targeting illegal activity at Port Kembla
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has carried out a high visibility operation at Port Kembla to detect and disrupt organised
Read MoreRGV Agents Intercept More Than $570K Worth of Drugs
Rio Grande City agents near Roma, Texas, witnessed several smugglers walking north of the Rio Grande on a trail in
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“You cannot clap with one hand”: UNODC and African States prioritize regional cooperation in combating organized crime in the context of COVID-19
Ministers from Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Djibouti, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso came together with the African Union (AU) Permanent Observer
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Smiths Detection acquires PathSensors, a leading bio-technology solutions, an environmental-testing company
The acquisition strengthens Smiths Detection’s biological-detection capabilities to detect pathogens for broad end-market applications, including in food and agriculture safety.
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Drugs seized worth nearly PLN 3 million. Almost 59 kg of smuggled marijuana was hidden in a refrigeration unit
According to the officers’ findings, the drugs were smuggled into Poland from Spain and then hidden in warehouse halls near
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Romanian Border Police confiscate 16,450 packs of cigarettes
The border policemen from the Territorial Inspectorate of the Sighetu Marmației Border Police discovered and confiscated 16,450 packs of cigarettes
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Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control
Intuitive user interfaces and wearables supported by Artificial Intelligence and with Augmented Reality capabilities, 3D facial and iris verification technology
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CBP Officers Seize $1.7M in Narcotics in Two Seizures
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement
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India draws up comprehensive border management plan to keep Chinese PLA at bay
The Economic Times of India has reported that India is set to ramp up its infrastructure along the international border
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SpearUAV has unveiled its Ninox family of encapsulated drones for border security, HLS and defence applications
Instantly launched and intuitively operated, the drones provide on-demand and on-the-move intelligence capabilities that create new dimensions in the field.
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Police in Spain smash sham marriage ring charging migrants €20,000 for bogus nuptials
The Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) have arrested 12 suspected members of a sham marriage network which facilitated illegal immigration
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US TSA officers detecting three times more guns at checkpoints in spite of lower passenger throughput
Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in carry-on bags at a rate three times higher this past July than the
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Libya continues to be challenging; IOM Direct Assistance teams provided core relief
During the month of July, IOM Libya recorded an increase in departures from Libyan shores compared to the same month
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US Feds intercept incomplete cross-border subterranean tunnel
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered an unfinished cross-border tunnel Tuesday after
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US Coast Guard offloads $12 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after interdicting drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea
The Coast Guard transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and 430 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities
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OSCE Programme Office donates thermal cameras to Tajik Border Troops
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated thermal cameras (CCTV cameras) to the Tajik Border Troops on 4 August 2020
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Spanish National Police dismantles in Algeciras a point of guard and custody of vehicles for the transport of bales of hashish
Recovered four high-end vehicles – valued at more than 300,0000 euros – that had been stolen, prepared and enabled to
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