Author: NeilWalker

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested two men in connection

Migration

Seven Myanmar Nationals Arrested For Immigration-Related Offences In An ICA-Led Enforcement Operation

A total of seven Myanmar nationals aged between 30 and 42, were arrested in a joint operation led by Immigration

Organised Crime

Migrants caught using false documents at Polish border

Organised Crime Smuggling

Polish border guards, in Korczowa and Medyka, detained more foreigners who were using false documents on the border. Six Moldovan

1,776 Firearms Seized in International Sweep Against Illegal Trafficking of Turkish Manufactured Weapons

A total of 24 European countries supported by EU institutions and agencies including Europol, have come together to target alarm

Human Trafficking

Dismantling of a criminal organization in Kos with action in the illegal trafficking of immigrants from Turkey to Greece

The dismantling of a criminal organization that was active in the illegal trafficking of migrants from Turkey to Greece –

Technology

ICAO Council endorses new updates to COVID-19 global aviation recovery guidelines

13th November 2020 NeilWalker

The ICAO Council endorsed new updates yesterday to its Aviation Recovery Task Force’s (CART’s) ‘Take-off’ Guidelines for international air transport.

Human Trafficking

UNODC & Ethiopia Join Forces to End Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants

13th November 2020 NeilWalker

Every year, thousands of men, women, and children are trafficked and exploited. Trafficking in Persons (TIP) is a serious crime

Migration

Devastating Shipwreck Off Libya Claims More than 70 Lives: IOM

13th November 2020 NeilWalker

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted 15 asylum seekers to relocate safely from Italy to Spain. The relocation –

Industry News

Veridos introduces a new solution for eVisas and electronic travel authorizations

Veridos, a world-leading provider of integrated identity solutions, announced its SmartTravel solution as the latest addition to its innovative portfolio.

Maritime

EFFECTOR H2020 Project: An End to end Interoperability Framework For MaritimE Situational Awareness at StrategiC and TacTical OpeRations

An 18th month EU funded project aiming to enhance maritime surveillance, improve decisions support, and foster collaboration of maritime stakeholders

Maritime

Frontex calls for committee to consider questions related to sea surveillance

Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri has called for the creation of an evaluation committee to consider legal questions related to

Features Organised Crime

Wildlife and forestry crime: Worldwide seizures in global INTERPOL-WCO operation

A month-long police and customs cross border operation resulted in large seizures of protected wildlife and forestry specimens and products,

Human Trafficking

Federal Police discover five Afghans smuggled in back of truck

Five Afghan citizens without residence permits were discovered on the loading area of the Bulgarian truck by the German Federal

Smuggling

Tobacco Smuggling Decreases by 2-3 times through Ukraine Routes

“We are quite active in fighting the organized cross-border crime organized by criminal groups, expose schemes and ways of smuggling

Migration

Growing Humanitarian Needs Among Migrants Rescued off Mauritanian Coast

Human Trafficking Organised Crime

Around 400 migrants have been intercepted or rescued off the coast of Mauritania since mid-October. The International Organization for Migration

Common approach needed to tackle abuse via sham marriages

A broad common approach, involving administrations such as civil registries and consulates, is instrumental to tackling the fraud and abuse

Organised Crime

OSCE and UNODC train participants from Kazakhstan on the use of targeted financial sanctions to disrupt terrorist networks