Criminals Profiting from Covid-19 Pandemic
New Europol report on latest developments of COVID-19 on the criminal landscape in the EU During this unprecedented crisis, governments
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ABF – New arrangements for arrivals from overseas
To reduce community transmission of COVID-19 from Australians returning from overseas, new quarantine measures will be coming into effect. The
Read moreQueensland man charged with importing gun parts
A man from Queensland’s Fraser Coast has been charged with illegally importing firearm components as part of a joint investigation
Read moreCBP Field Operations in Pharr Seizes Nearly $1 Million Worth of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted a commercial
Read moreDrug smuggler saddled with £217k confiscation order
A Dutchman jailed for 17 years after attempting to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in a horsebox has been
Read moreOver 4kgs of cocaine seized at Gold Coast Airport
A 35-year-old Australian man from Palm Beach, Queensland, has been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) for importing cocaine,
Read moreFrontex launches rapid border intervention on Greek land border
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, deployed an additional 100 border guards at the Greek land border as part of a rapid border intervention requested by Greece. #migration #bordersecurity
Read moreDHS Notice of Arrival Restrictions on China, Iran and Schengen Countries of Europe
In furtherance of Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, and 9993, which bans the entry of non-U.S. citizens who are from or recently been in China, Iran, or 26 European countries, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Arrival Restrictions requiring American citizens, legal permanent residents, and their immediate families who are returning home to the U.S. to travel through one of 13 airports upon arrival to the U.S., submit to an enhanced entry screening and self-quarantine for 14 days once they reach their final destination.
Read moreCBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Nearly $200K at the Laredo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at Laredo Port of Entry intercepted a substantial amount
Read moreSpain and Portugal take Illegal Ivory Off Black Market
Investigation led to the seizure of 355 ivory figurines and 2 tusks in Spain and Portugal, all worth about €120 000 on the black market. The operation, which was supported by Europol, resulted in the arrest of eight individuals suspected of crimes against wildlife. #smuggling #bordersecurity #bsr
Read moreMalawi civil society trained on trafficking in persons victims’ care and protection
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Ministry of Homeland Security of Malawi conducted the first training for civil society on care and protection for victims of trafficking in persons in Lilongwe #bordersecurity #trafficking
Read moreTwo years of political and social crisis in Nicaragua force more than 100,000 to flee
Nearly two years after Nicaragua was plunged into a serious political and social crisis, more than 100,000 people have fled
Read moreAs Human Smuggling Trends Continue Border Patrol Vigilance Intercepts a Large Human Smuggling Attempt
Border Patrol agents intercepted a large human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 Checkpoint. The incident occurred late in
Read more€7.9m of Illegal Products Seized in Hit Against Medicine Traffickers
Europol supported a pan-European operation targeting the illicit online and offline trafficking of misused and counterfeit medicines. The operation, led by the French National Gendarmerie (Central Office against Environmental and Public Health Crime – OCLAESP) and the Finnish Customs (Tulli), involved law enforcement authorities from 11* EU Member States, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. #trafficking #smuggling #bordersecurity
Read moreCultural Heritage: A New Make-over for an Old Threat to Law Enforcement
The illicit trade of antiquities and similar cultural-heritage objects is as old as the societies that originally produced them. From the Pyramids of Giza and Egyptian tomb-robbers after their golden relics through the cemeteries of Corinth disturbed by Roman soldiers after old Greek vases for wealthy buyers back in Italy to today’s Daesh inflicting looting and destruction in Syria and beyond – the main and constant motivation behind such delinquent behaviors was, and still is, profit. #trafficking #illicitgoods #smuggling
Read moreThe Malpensa e-Gates Project
Automated Border Control (ABC) systems have been in place at airports for more than fifteen years. One of the components of an ABC system is the electronic passport gate (e-Gate), which consists of physical automated self-service barriers managed by border agencies. Malpensa e-Gates Project studies the security and usability of the e-Gates at Malpensa Airport through the perspective of the user of the e-Gates, the Italian Police (Polizia di Stato). E-Gates represent a practical security solution to an increasing flow of travellers. #bordertech #bordersecurity #egates #biometrics
Read moreCan the use of passenger data help contain, track, or manage the spread of infectious diseases?
Over the last few months news headlines around the world have been reporting on the outbreak, attempt to contain, and the spread of a new coronavirus now known as COVID-19. Initially discovered in Wuhan, China, in just over two months the virus has spread from just one city in China to 33 other countries around the world . #bordertech #bordersecurity #coronavirus #api #pnr
Read moreIllegal migrants in a Latvian truck
Officers from the Polish Border Guard Post in Czeremcha detained two foreigners. Illegal migrants hid in a semi-trailer truck carrying
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