Illegal immigration passport supplier sentenced after eight years on the run
A man who evaded arrest for eight years after supplying passports to Albanian nationals trying to illegally enter the UK has today been jailed. #bordersecurity
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$15 million of meth, guns and illicit cash seized
Fifteen people have been charged after a year-long WA joint law enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of around $15 million worth of methylamphetamine (meth), four guns and more than $75,000 cash. #bordersecurity #smuggling
Read moreICE removes convicted double murderer to Belgium
A 58-year-old Belgian man who murdered both his parents in northern Virginia with a .22 caliber rifle in 1982 was removed to his home country Tuesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). #bordersecurity
Read moreFRONTEX FLASH REPORT – Irregular migration into EU at lowest level since 2013
The number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level
Read more47 Arrests for Smuggling Moroccan Citizens to the EU
The British Royal Gibraltar Police and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, dismantled an organised criminal group
Read more360 Vision Technology help Felixstowe Coastwatch to save lives
The high-performance Predator Ultra HD PTZ video surveillance camera from UK CCTV manufacturer, 360 Vision Technology, has entered service at
Read moreA Secure Visa System for the Schengen Area
The biggest challenge for the EU visa management system is to provide secure entrance of non-EU visitors throughout the Schengen
Read moreCBP to Assess Collection of DNA Samples
US Customs and Border Protection will initiate a limited, small-scale pilot program to assess the operational impact of proposed regulatory
Read moreUNODC delivers sophisticated analyzers of drugs to Bolivian Antinarcotics Police laboratories
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Office in Bolivia delivered two drug analyzers “TRUNARC” to the
Read moreAsylum Seekers Extorted – Men Sentenced for Scheme Targeting New Immigrants
It was easy for the criminals to spot their targets as buses offloaded passengers into the din of New York
Read moreZambia gains momentum in its review of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act No. 11 of 2008
UNODC partnered with the Zambia Law Development Commission (ZLDC) to convene a validation meeting on 19 December 2019 for stakeholders on the review of the Anti-Human Trafficking Act No. 11 of 2008. The review was necessitated by the need to address the bottlenecks associated with the enforcement of the Act and re-aligning the provisions of the Act with the 2002 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (Palermo Protocol) as per Zambia’s international obligations.
Read moreA fraudulent immigration consultant charged under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
A man was summoned to appear in the Montréal courthouse after being charged on December 5, 2019 with acting as an immigration consultant without being authorized, and encouraging individuals to misrepresent material facts on the immigration applications they submitted to Canadian officials.
Read moreIOM Hits Milestone: 5,000+ Gambians Supported with Assisted Return
As the year 2019 ended, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reached a milestone of assisting over 5,000 stranded Gambian migrants – more than three times the organization’s initial target set in 2017. #bordersecurity #migration
Read more200,000 Syrians heading to Turkish border
More than 200,000 Syrian refugees are moving toward the borders of Turkey which already hosts millions of refugees, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. #bordersecurity #migration
Read moreGlobal Migrant Deaths Decline, but Tragedies Continue Worldwide
As 2019 draws to a close, the International Organization for Migration reports that there has been a sharp decline in
Read moreFirearms trafficking: joint operation exposes patterns and smuggling routes across West Africa
A regional law enforcement operation against firearms trafficking in West Africa has seen arrests and seizures in Burkina Faso, Côte
Read moreThe EU is boosting its support to Morocco with new budget of €101.7 million supporting border management
The European Commission adopted on 20 December new cooperation programmes worth €389 million in support of the Kingdom of Morocco,
Read moreCrime Gang Makes over €2m Trafficking Illegal Steroids
An investigation by the Financial Police Division of Hellenic Police (Διεύθυνση Οικονομικής Αστυνομίας της Ελληνικής Αστυνομίας), the Central Office to fight Against Environmental and Public Health Crime (OCLAESP) and French Customs (Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects) with the support of experts from Europol resulted in the arrest of nine members in Greece and one in France of an organised crime group responsible for the production and trafficking of illegal anabolic substances and medicines around the world. #bordersecurity #trafficking
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