UN report reveals linkages between human trafficking and forced marriage
Across the world, girls as young as 12 are being forced or tricked into marrying men who exploit them for
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Author: Tony Kingham
Europol: France nabs the leaders of a document fraud network active in the EU
French law enforcement authorities arrested nine suspects involved in document fraud and the facilitation of illegal immigration. Supported by Europol,
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TSA checkpoint at Long Island MacArthur Airport gets new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanner to improve explosives detection
A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in
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One To Watch – Spanish National Police dismantles a criminal group that exported drugs camouflaged through mass shipments of parcels
Agents of the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization of international origin that operated from the province of
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers within the El Paso Field Office had a busy month in September seizing a large amount of drugs. The El Paso Field Office encompasses ports of entry in West Texas and New Mexico.
There were over 70 drug seizures in September; the narcotics included marijuana, cocaine, meth, heroin, and fentanyl. The seizures totaled
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ACI publishes alternatives to physical distancing at airport security checkpoints – Simulations show that physical distancing reduces checkpoint capacity by up to 75%
Airports Council International (ACI World) has today released findings of simulations on the impact of applying physical distancing at airport
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Polish Border Guards Undertake Training for Conducting Radiometric and Radiological Checks
Border Guard Central Training Center in Koszalin, training of officers conducting radiometric and radiological checks took place. The training, conducted
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OSCE highlights the importance of enhanced strategic partnerships in the fight against organized crime
How to address organized crime through strategic partnerships among law enforcement agencies, national institutions, civil society organizations and the private
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Officers Identify 715 Potential Victims of Labour Exploitation in Two Pan-European Joint Action Days
Between 14 and 20 September 2020, Europol supported two Europe-wide joint action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation. The
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One To Watch – Human Smugglers Continue to Endanger the People they Exploit
U.S. Border Patrol agents manning the Farm to Market Road 1017 checkpoint encountered another dangerous case of human smuggling southeast
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Arrest of an alleged member of the so-called Islamic State by Spanish Guardia Civil
Europol collaborated with the Spanish Guardia Civil in arresting an Algerian national on 30 September suspected of allegedly supporting the
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Another Human Smuggling Attempt Utilizing a Belly Dump Trailer
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Freer Station checkpoint on United States Highway 59 intercepted another dangerous human smuggling attempt involving a
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Violent trafficking network smuggling migrants and exploiting minors taken down in France and Belgium
Last week a Franco-Belgian investigation supported by Europol uncovered a large criminal network involved in migrant smuggling, trafficking of human
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Zetes and Thales selected by Belgium to provide next-generation ePassports
The Belgium Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (BUZA) renewed its contract with the consortium including Zetes and Thales for the
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OSI Systems Receives $6 Million Order To Enhance Airport Checkpoint Inspection Systems
OSI Systems has announced that its Security division received an order for approximately $6 million to upgrade aviation checkpoint inspection
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Twelve arrested for smuggling migrants in small boats across the English channel – The criminal networked risked the lives of hundreds of migrants while transporting them from France to the UK
A major operation involving judicial and law enforcement authorities from Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, supported by
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The US TSA and CBP announce the expansion of Preclearance; international airports invited to host program that offers secure and seamless travel to the United States
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today they will invite new airports to
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BORDER SECURITY REPORT – COVID-19, Technology Innovations and Privacy Trade-Offs
2020 like 9/11 will be one of those seminal moments, OK a whole year is a long moment, but you
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