Frontex: Irregular border crossings into the EU down 1/3 in the first nine months of 2026
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first nine months of 2026,
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Author: Tony Kingham
Drug traffickers using commercial flights halted by international coalition
Coordinated efforts by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Eurojust and Europol, have resulted in the arrest of 21 suspected members
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The largest synthetic drug lab located to date in Navarre has been dismantled
The Civil Guard and the Foral Police have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to the manufacture, adulteration, storage and distribution
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An international drug trafficking organization that operated as a money laundering network for organized crime has been dismantled
The organization, based in Spain and linked to prominent figures in international drug trafficking, smuggled cocaine into Europe from Colombia
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Twelve foreign citizens discovered hidden in a truck with peanuts in Romania
Border police officers from the Calafat Border Police Sector, in cooperation with Bulgarian border police officers and workers from the
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Cigarettes worth over 720,000 lei, hidden in a truck, were discovered by border police in Calafat, Romania
On September 11, 2026, a truck consisting of a tractor unit and semi-trailer, registered in Bulgaria, traveling on the Bulgaria-Romania
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They were intended for sale during the holidays: Chilean Customs intercepts more than 150 kilos of cocaine in Quillagua
The substances were hidden in a false bottom of a truck. The shipment, distributed in 142 packages, was destined for
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19-year-old woman placed under house arrest for international and domestic trafficking of dangerous drugs
A 19-year-old woman was arrested and is being investigated for committing crimes of international and domestic trafficking of dangerous drugs. The
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Chilean Customs officials detect ketamine strapped to a passenger’s body at Diego Aracena Airport in Iquique
The procedure originated from an alert issued by the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC), which, in accordance with established
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Andorran Police joins Europol’s secure communication network
Europol and the Andorran Police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding connecting Andorra to Europol’s Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA), further
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US CBP agriculture specialists intercept rare Chief Goliath beetles being smuggled to Germany
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists seized three live Chief Goliath beetles on Aug. 19 in Philadelphia that were
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Chilean Customs alert allowed the detection of more than 100 shipments associated with poppers to dismantle a clandestine laboratory
Following coordinated work with the PDI (Chilean Investigative Police) and the Western Criminal Analysis Prosecutor’s Office, a group dedicated to
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US CBP officers seize more than $25 million in methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $25,167,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine concealed
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More than 4.5 kilos of cocaine base and other illicit substances were detected during checks in Antofagasta, Chile
Officials from the Antofagasta Regional Customs Office also seized 347 cartons of cigarettes and more than 390 articles of clothing
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Crackdown on Italian organised criminal network involved in large-scale euro counterfeiting
Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian mafia-type organisation Camorra. The operation, coordinated
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US CBP officers seize more than $550k in methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl at Del Rio Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized a potent mixed load of
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings into the EU down 1/3 in first 8 months of 2026
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first eight months of 2026,
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Rohde & Schwarz Introduces QPS Walk500 Security Scanner for High-Throughput Event Screening
Rohde & Schwarz has unveiled the QPS Walk500, a new walk-through security scanner designed to deliver fast, reliable screening in
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