Thousands of horses caught up in Europe-wide trafficking scheme
Europol has supported a major operation against a criminal network suspected of trafficking horses across Europe using falsified documents and
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Author: Tony Kingham
Over 10 kilograms of marijuana and other drugs were seized in two police operations in Bulgaria
On September 3, in the area of the Ovcha Kupel residential area, a 17-year-old youth was detained as part of
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Frontex-supported returns climb in first half of 2026
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, helped EU Member States return more than 33 000 people to non-EU
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Nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine seized by Customs at the port of Dunkirk
On 7 September, French officers from the Dunkirk Port External Surveillance Brigade seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine discovered in
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1,283 kilos of cocaine intercepted hidden in a shipment of coconuts in Seville
The Spanish Civil Guard have seized 1,238 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of coconuts in Seville. The drugs
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Trio charged after suspected ketamine found in baby formula tins
A man and woman, both 30, were charged (1 September, 2026), after the AFP executed a search warrant in Sydney’s
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US CBP officers seize over $2.5 million in methamphetamine at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine that totaled over $2,500,000. “This significant seizure of
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Over 840 grams of cocaine and nearly 5 kilograms of marijuana seized in Varna, Bulgaria
During an operation by the Varna Regional Department of Internal Affairs and the Interior Ministry, nearly five kilograms of marijuana
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Bangladesh Coast Guard Selects MAURIC Design for Five New Riverine Patrol Vessels
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has selected French naval architecture specialist MAURIC to undertake the design studies for five new 38-metre
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Drug trafficking investigation leads to some of the world’s biggest underground bankers
Some of the world’s biggest underground bankers have been targeted in an international law enforcement operation against a sophisticated financial
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US CBP officers stop more than 4,000 pounds of illegal Khat from entering the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have seized more than 4,000 pounds of khat since
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SITA launches SITA Border Flow Lane, a new border processing solution that turns years of progress in traveler data and intelligence into a new border experience
The future of border control no longer has to happen at the border. SITA today launched SITA Border Flow Lane,
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A network in Colombia that recruited victims and transported them to Spain for labour exploitation has been dismantled
They sought out people in situations of particular economic or social vulnerability, to whom they offered false promises of employment
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US CBP officers remove another 10 cruise ship crew members in Boston following Operation Tidal Wave investigation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Boston successfully removed 10 aliens from the cruise ship Norwegian Escape on
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US CBP officers seize over $2.9 million in cocaine at Laredo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Colombia Solidarity Bridge and World Trade Bridge seized narcotics that totaled over
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Frontex deploys patrol vessel to the Channel for first time
For the first time, Frontex has sent a patrol vessel to the English Channel to support French search and rescue
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The Spanish Civil Guard arrests four skippers of migrant boats that transported migrants to the Peninsula along the Murcian coast
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested four skippers of small boats used as taxis to transport migrants from the African
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Chilean Customs officials detect almost 6 kilos of cocaine in the body of a passenger at Punta Arenas airport
The substance was distributed in 25 packages hidden under clothing. At the instruction of the Prosecutor’s Office, the procedure was
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