Frontex and Slovenian Presidency host high-level meeting with Western Balkan partners
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosted a meeting between the Frontex Management Board and the Heads of
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Author: Tony Kingham
Arms trafficking, a ‘defining factor’ in undermining peace
Small arms trafficking is a “defining factor in undermining peace and security”, the Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) told the Security Council on
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Man arrested for multi-million dollar migration fraud
A joint agency investigation has today led to the arrest of a 57-year-old man from the NSW Central Coast for
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Another force attempt to cross the Polish border was thwarted
On November 21, in the section protected by the Border Guard Post in Dubicze Cerkiewne, an estimated 150-strong group of
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US CBP Officers Seize $137K in Cocaine at Veterans Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within
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23 home searches in the counties of Galați, Iași and Suceava counties for the destructuring of a tobacco smuggling network
In the autumn of 2020, several people formed an organized criminal group, specializing in smuggling cigarettes from Ukraine, smuggled into
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Five Afghans found hidden in a truck
A Romanian citizen, behind the wheel of a truck registered in Romania, showed up for the border formalities, on the
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Over 33,000 packs of cigarettes confiscated at the northern border of Romania
At the Petea Border Crossing Point , Satu Mare County, two men, aged 34 and 46, with dual Romanian citizenship, showed
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Hundreds of “souls” rescued in the Mediterranean Sea by Romanian border guards
In recent weeks, Romanian border guards on the Coast Guard maritime surveillance ship “Ştefan cel Mare”, on a FRONTEX mission,
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Two Romanian citizens arrested on remand for trafficking in migrants
Border police officers from the Territorial Service of the Timiș Border Police in cooperation with police officers from the Deta
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Polish Border Guards detained a Polish citizen who owned over two tons of tobacco
officers from the Border Guard Post in Kielce detained a Volkswagen passenger car for inspection, in the luggage space of
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Drone used for smuggling
Officers from the Bug River Border Guard Unit prevented illegal tobacco products smuggled across the border from entering the circulation,
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A large amount of smuggled tobacco was seized during a raid by the ODMI-Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
The specialized police operation against the distribution of excise goods without excise labels was carried out by officers of the
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Cigarettes worth 67,000 lei confiscated at the border with Ukraine
Border police officers from the Romanian Tarna Mare Border Police Sector, Satu Mare County, carried out an action to combat
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Dismantled a criminal organization that sexually exploited victims captured in Colombia through deception
The Spanish Civil Guard and National Police have carried out what has been called operation “MALUS SOMNIA-MESO”, an investigation focused
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60 countries meet to strengthen efforts to end human trafficking
The largest annual gathering of National Anti-trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs took place this week in Strasbourg. Representatives from 60 countries
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US RGV Agents Apprehend Over 45K Migrants in October
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents continue to experience a high volume of migrants crossing into the United
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Polish Border Guard Unit and the National Revenue Administration from Biała Podlaska seized cigarettes worth PLN 1.5 million.
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Terespol and KAS in Biała Podlaska conducted joint official activities in the Biała
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