US CBP seizes more than $600k in cocaine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $634,000 worth of alleged cocaine concealed
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Month: August 2026
13 tons of “laughing gas” seized in southern Tenerife
The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization in southern Tenerife dedicated to the illegal import, storage, and distribution
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The Challenges Behind the EU Entry/Exit System Rollout
The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) represents one of the most significant changes to European border management in decades. Designed
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Professional football players have reported to camp to kick off the 2026 season, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers
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Two criminal organizations dedicated to the sexual exploitation of women in situations of extreme vulnerability have been dismantled
The Spanish Civil Guard and the National Police, as part of Operation “Munib Calamitas,” have dismantled two criminal organizations allegedly
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More than 1.5 tons of cocaine seized in a major anti-drug operation in Galicia
The Civil Guard, in an operation carried out together with the National Police and the Customs Surveillance Service, has proceeded
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Inter-institutional investigation succeeds in dismantling a transnational criminal gang, preventing drugs from leaving through Chilean ports
An investigation that lasted more than a year and involved national and international institutions led to the dismantling of a
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Traffickers and illegal migrants detained at the border with Lithuania
Polish Border Guards conducted a roadside inspection of an Audi with Latvian license plates. It turned out that a 25-year-old
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A network dedicated to recruiting minors under guardianship from sub-Saharan Africa for sexual exploitation has been arrested in Gran Canaria
The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a network based on the island of Gran Canaria dedicated to recruiting unaccompanied foreign
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Frontex Trials Shipborne V-BAT Drones to Extend Europe’s Maritime Surveillance Reach
Frontex has completed what is believed to be its most ambitious shipborne drone trial to date, successfully demonstrating how large
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US CBP officers seize more than $1.7 million in cocaine at Del Rio Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than $1.7 million in cocaine. “This significant
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Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
A coordinated international operation has dealt a significant blow to two international migrant smuggling networks with close links to Libya
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The money laundering network of the Sánchez Castro brothers’ organization has been dismantled
The Civil Guard, as part of Operation “Omnis”, in collaboration with Europol, has dismantled the economic and corporate structure allegedly
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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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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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