Polish Border Guard officers intercept foreigners illegally crossing the Polish border
On February 6th, officers from the Rutka-Tartak Border Guard Station detained four foreigners (two Ethiopian citizens and two Somali citizens)
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Month: February 2026
21 people arrested in Madrid for illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition
The Civil Guard, as part of Operation Trampantojo , has arrested 21 people in Madrid for illegal arms and ammunition trafficking. The operation also resulted in
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A criminal group that smuggled cocaine hidden in pieces of marble through Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport has been dismantled
Spanish National Police officers, in a joint operation with the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency and the
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Over 700 000 smuggled cigarettes in thermal panels were found by customs officers at Lesovo BCP
Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP discovered 711 000 pieces (35 550 boxes) of smuggled cigarettes in insulating thermal panels
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Man charged after seizure of 55 loaded handguns with hundreds of rounds of ammunition
A man has been charged with smuggling firearms and ammunition after 55 loaded Glock pistols were discovered. The UK’s National
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Twelve people are under investigation for acting as “money mules” for an international criminal organization
The Spanish Civil Guard, as part of Operation “Vicentius,” has investigated twelve people as alleged perpetrators of fraud, money laundering,
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Foreigners who illegally entered Poland were transported to Western Europe by a courier from Lithuania
On February 6th, a Border Guard patrol near the border in the Szypliszki commune detained four migrants who had illegally
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Illegal tobacco distribution scheme uncovered in Townsville, Australia
Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF) have carried out operational activity to disrupt the distribution of illicit tobacco in
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Caught trying to transmit drugs, not data— US CBP discovers Ketamine hidden inside ethernet spool
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Louisville intercepted a spool of ethernet cable concealing almost seven pounds of Ketamine
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Foreign citizens discovered hidden in a truck carrying metal barriers by border police
On the evening of 2 February 2026, a joint border-security operation on DN 5 led to the discovery of two
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A 15th-century sculpture, stolen in 1979 in Astudillo (Palencia), has been recovered in Italy
The Spanish Civil Guard, in a joint operation developed with the Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the
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Migrants stopped from illegally travelling to Europe by Romanian border police
In a coordinated effort, Romanian and Bulgarian border police conducted a routine inspection near the Calafat-Vidin Bridge toll station, where
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Operation Liberterra III: Seven arrested during international crackdown on people smuggling
Seven suspects have been arrested in the United Kingdom as the National Crime Agency collaborated with police and international partners
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A Queensland man first to be sentenced following 110kg cocaine import plot into Australia
A Far North Queensland man was sentenced by Cairns Supreme Court on Tuesday (27 January, 2026) to five years’ imprisonment
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Five arrested by the NCA in lorry people smuggling investigation
Five people have been arrested and charged as part of a National Crime Agency investigation targeting a suspected organised crime
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Enterprise Control Systems Unveils Advanced Data Link Manager to Enhance Border Security in the Middle East
Enterprise Control Systems (ECS), a leader in radio frequency (RF) technology and part of the SPX Communication Technologies Group, is
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The Spanish Civil Guard arrested two people for selling weapons across Europe via the internet
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested two people for clandestinely manufacturing firearms and ammunition in a workshop located in a
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Ten migrants discovered by Dolj border police in a truck
Romanian Border police officers from the Giurgiu Border Police Territorial Inspectorate, in collaboration with their Bulgarian counterparts, conducted a routine
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