South American crackdown on illegal gun trade reveals serious trafficking despite pandemic
A police operation targeting firearms trafficking across South America has seen thousands of illicit firearms seized, thousands of arrests and
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Author: Tony Kingham
NEC will commence trial for “Face Express” at Narita International Airport
NEC Corporation has announced the operator of Narita International Airport (NRT), Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA), and the operator of Tokyo
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The Estonian government has approved a bill for establishing a database for an automated biometric identification system (ABIS).
According to a report in EER.ee, there are currently several databases in use in Estonia that contain biometric personal data
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Schiebel has won another significant contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
Schiebel, with its CAMCOPTER® S-100, is yet again one of the service providers for EMSA’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS)
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Hellenic Police select Smiths Detection for screening cargo
Smiths Detection has announced it has been selected by Hellenic Police to supply two HCVMe High-Energy Mobile X-ray systems for
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Two Large Groups Encountered by US Border Patrol
Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) station agents encountered two large groups of illegal aliens entering in Starr County, Texas.
Read moreSix Arrested After Four Swim Around US Border Wall
Shortly after 6 a.m., an agent patrolling the Imperial Beach coastline near Seacoast Drive and Admiralty Way observed four men
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Two Yemeni Men Arrested by Border Patrol Identified on the FBI’s Terrorism Watch List
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested two Yemeni men within the last 2 months that
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Lebanon: New partnership agreement signed to provide technical assistance to border authorities
On 29 March, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) signed a partnership agreement with the NATO affiliate Multinational
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DHS S&T SVIP Awards Funding to Monitor Current and Future Biological Threats
To develop capabilities to monitor the current COVID-19 pandemic and other future biological events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science
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Six men set to be charged in international $47 million cocaine investigation
Five men allegedly connected to 188 kilograms of cocaine seized by Australian authorities in 2019 have been arrested, with a
Read moreAs many countries move towards health passports for travel, US FDA authorizes first machine learning-based screening device to identify certain biomarkers that may indicate COVID-19 infection
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first machine learning-based Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) non-diagnostic screening
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In response to the surge in migrants, US CBP Announces Opening of Temporary Processing Facility in Eagle Pass, Texas
The facility will be weatherproof, climate-controlled, and is expected to provide ample areas for eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene. The
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Ukraine is the first country in the world to fully legalize digital passports in smartphones
It is enough for Ukrainians to have a phone with a digital passport for any life situation that requires a
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Five Human Smuggling Incidents Lead to 86 Arrests
US Border Patrol agents disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in the arrest of 86 illegal aliens. Wednesday afternoon, McAllen
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Canada Border Services Agency sets new penalties for crossing the border with cannabis
On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, introducing a strict framework for controlling cannabis within Canada. While cannabis was
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Online vaccine scams: INTERPOL and Homeland Security Investigations issue public warning – ‘Be vigilant, be skeptical, be safe’
INTERPOL and the United States’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have joined forces to warn the public against purchasing alleged COVID-19
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The five alleged perpetrators of a violent murder committed last year in Portugal arrested
Three of those arrested were located in the Sevillian neighborhood of El Vacie, where a large police force was established
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