Fugitive members of small boat people smuggling network who sexually abused migrants are extradited
Two men convicted over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been extradited to Belgium following a joint
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Month: January 2026
Two foreign citizens pre-emptively arrested for migrant smuggling, following an action by the Romanian border police in Timișoara
Border police apprehended two individuals after they failed to comply with a legal summons. One of the suspects, an Afghan
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Europol signs Working Arrangement with the Argentine Republic
In December, the Ministry of National Security of the Argentine Republic and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
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26 migrants discovered by Romanian border police
Romanian border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, in collaboration with Bulgarian border police, conducted a routine
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Smiths Detection Delivers Fully Automated International Remote Baggage Screening System Between South Korea and the United States
Smiths Detection has enabled the successful launch of an automated International Remote Baggage Screening System (IRBS), setting a new global
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A key player linked to the Foxtrot criminal network has been arrested in Iraq
The arrested 21-year-old has been wanted internationally for a long time and is listed on Europol’s Most Wanted. He is
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Remains of ‘world’s most destructive grain pest’ intercepted by CBP in Detroit
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists intercepted khapra beetle remains—touted as the world’s most invasive grain pest—at Detroit Metropolitan
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ABF seize 20kg of cocaine hidden in hessian bag at Port Botany02
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers have stopped 20kg of cocaine from reaching Sydney’s streets. Earlier this month, a shipping container
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings down 26% in 2025, Europe must stay prepared
Initial consolidated figures from Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, show detections of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external
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Three Iraqi citizens without valid documents to travel to the Schengen area, detected by Romanian Giurgiu border police
On January 3, 2026, around 14:00, during the BLITZ operation on DN 5, Romanian and Bulgarian border police conducted an
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26 migrants discovered by Romanian border police
On January 10, 2026, at approximately 03:50 AM, border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, in collaboration
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Brownsville US CBP officers seize more than $551K in cocaine at Gateway Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of
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Marijuana trafficking worth over 6 million euros prevented at Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria
Marijuana trafficking with a total weight of nearly 740 kg was prevented at Kapitan Andreevo BCP during an operation by
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US CBP officers intercepted parrots in an alleged wildlife smuggling attempt
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge recently intercepted three live parrots
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34 arrests in Spain during action against the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with
Read moreSeeTrue AI screening solution becomes the first and only to receive ECAC certification for Automated Prohibited Items Detection (APIDS)
SeeTrue AI has announced that its SeeTrue Automated Prohibited Items Detection Software (APIDS) has become the first and only solution
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A merchant ship was intercepted in the Atlantic Ocean that was hiding almost 10 tons of cocaine among a shipment of salt
The Special Operations Group -GEO- boarded the ship last week as it was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean bound for
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Tony Kingham speaks to Omer Frenkel, Marketing Director of Cognyte
Many governments have surveillance tools and data feeds, but they still struggle to “connect the dots.” Cognyte’s Marketing Director, Omer
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