Cocaine worth £232m seized in National Crime Agency investigation
A huge seizure of almost three tonnes of cocaine has been made as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.
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Month: August 2026
OSI Systems awarded a $200 million US CBP Contract for passenger vehicle inspection systems.
OSI Systems has announced that its Rapiscan Security division was awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling
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Frontex: Preliminary data show irregular border crossings into EU down 37% in first seven months of 2026
Based on preliminary data available to Frontex, irregular border crossings into the European Union fell by 37% in the first
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Biometric Technologies for Border Control
Biometric technologies are reshaping border control in ways that go far beyond the visible checkpoint. What is unfolding is a
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US CBP officers seize fentanyl hidden in electric moped at San Ysidro Port of Entry
CBP officers referred a 22-year-old male Mexican national driving a 2024 Revoo electric moped for a secondary inspection after he
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850 years in jail for criminals and £70m-worth of drugs seized by specialist Merseyside team
More than 100 criminals linked to drug and gun crime in Merseyside have been jailed as a result of investigations
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The Bulgarian Anti-Mafia Directorate uncovered a high-tech laboratory that produced fentanyl
The Bulgarian Anti-Mafia Directorate (GDBOP) has uncovered a high-tech fentanyl laboratory, which is believed to have produced the entire required
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Morocco’s Atlantic Strategy as a Border Operating System
The Silence of Madrid, the Urgency of RabatGeopolitical shifts often reveal themselves through political tempo. While one state hesitates, another
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US CBP seizes nearly $4 million in counterfeits, MLB, Nike, Louis Vuitton and Jaguar among fake goods
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that officers from the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, or IAH, Trade Enforcement Team
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Two men charged over failed meth import plot into Australia
Two men appeared before the NSW Bail Division Court yesterday (7 August 2026) charged over their alleged role in the importation
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Polish-Led Investigation Dismantles Cocaine Smuggling Network, Six Arrested
A joint investigation by Poland’s Nadwiślański Border Guard Unit and the Warsaw Police Headquarters has led to the arrest of
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Shipment of counterfeit watches stopped by Indianapolis US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis’ express consignment facility intercepted a shipment containing 96 counterfeit watches on July
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Operation Ironside: NSW man jailed over role in 498kg methamphetamine importation
A NSW man has been sentenced to 11 years and six months’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of six years
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Brazilian Federal Police Modernizes Nationwide Forensic Examination with Regula Technologies
The Brazilian Federal Police has upgraded part of its forensic examination infrastructure with the latest generation of Regula technologies, a
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Two foreign citizens, discovered hiding in a semi-trailer
Border police officers in Giurgiu have discovered two Moroccan nationals hidden inside a Turkish-registered freight vehicle attempting to enter Romania,
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Cocaine Corridors Beyond Brazil: How Transnational Routes Are Reshaping Border Security Frameworks
A model built for maps, not institutionsFor most of the modern interdiction era, the cocaine corridor has been understood as
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US CBP officers seize over $1.1 million in cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine that totaled over
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Bulgarian Customs officers seized over 200,000 cigarettes
Customs inspectors of the Ruse Customs Territorial Directorate seized more than 200,000 cigarettes during an inspection of a lorry in
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