Human security challenges at the tri-border Liptako-Gurma area in the Sahel
By Badreddine El Harti, currently a Rule of Law and Security Institutions Advisor with the United Nations and a Special
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Author: NeilWalker
Suspected people smuggler and four migrants arrested in NCA operation
A man has been arrested by the National Crime Agency on suspicion of people smuggling offences after an operation at
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Latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of the March/April 2021 issue of Border Security Report for the latest views and news. Download at
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CBP Introduces Simplified Arrival at SJU in San Juan, Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in partnership with Aerostar announced today the implementation of the Simplified Arrival process at
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Lorry driver and 16 migrants arrested in NCA operation targeting organised immigration crime
A Turkish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences on a motorway slip road, as part
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Latest webinar recording now available A View to a Border 2: Operational Challenges to Counter Terrorism in the context of Cross-border Cooperation
Watch the webinar – A View to a Border: 2. Operational Challenges to Counter Terrorism in the context of Cross-border
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CBP Announces February 2021 Operational Update
February marked the start of processing for migrants with active cases under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) through three ports
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Cocaine filled vessel seized off NSW coast, one man arrested
A 27-year-old South Australian man is expected to appear in Sydney Central Local Court following the seizure of approximately 200
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New Report on Global Illicit Economy Looks at Trajectories, Impact and Future of Transnational Organised Crime
The Global Initiative’s new report ‘The global illicit economy: Trajectories of transnational organized crime’ gives a graphic illustration of how
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US Border Patrol assists in Seizure of 4,269 Pounds of Cocaine, arrests 2 Smugglers and Apprehends 16 Aliens in 3 separate incidents
On three separate events, U.S. Border Patrol, Ramey Sector Agents detected and apprehended 16 undocumented aliens in northwest coast of
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Philippines BOC Enhances Risk Management Capabilities
In line with the Philippines Bureau of Customs (BOC) commitment on its mandate of securing the borders, BOC through the
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Ukraine Border Guards Prevent Groups Smuggling Cigarettes to Romania
Border guards of the Chernivtsi border guard detachment prevented two attempts to smuggle cigarettes to Romania. During the patrolling, Ukraine
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Argentine Gendarmerie seize group using hoses to smuggle oil to Bolivia
Argentine Gendarmerie Force personnel raided a farm located on the Argentine side of the Quebrada Internacional, where they discovered an
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CDS Nigeria Urges Telecom Service Providers to Cooperate to Combat Insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Lucky Irabor has urged telecommunications service providers operating within the shores of
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UNODC Launch Annual ‘Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime’ Report
It is impossible to identify clear pan-continental, let alone global, trends on how COVID-19 has impacted wildlife crime to date.
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Gang Smuggling Indian Nationals Busted in Romania
Europol supported the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) to dismantle an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling. Law enforcement authorities
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Delivering Vital Networking and Collaboration Opportunities
As we begin to see light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, organisers of the 2021 World Border Security
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CBP Seizes Large Shipment of Designer Watches, Again, Worth $15M
For the second time in seven days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Louisville
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