US CBP awards contract for agent body cameras
U.S. Customs & Border Protection has signed a $13 million contract with Axon Enterprises Inc. to equip 3,800 U.S. Border Patrol
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Author: Tony Kingham
A criminal group dedicated to trafficking hashish on jet skis dismantled in Marbella
Agents of the National Police have dismantled, with the collaboration of the Local Police of Marbella, a criminal group dedicated
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United States and Belgium Sign Agreement to Open Preclearance Facility at Brussels Airport
The agreement, which follows more than five years of negotiations, was signed in Brussels by U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Ronald
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50 people smugglers arrested in international operation led by Frontex
From 11 to 21 September, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, together with Austria led an international operation
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EU sets out a fresh start on migration: Building confidence and striking a new balance between responsibility and solidarity
The European Commission is proposing a new Pact on Migration and Asylum, covering all of the different elements needed for a comprehensive
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Customs arrests Malaysian tobacco smuggling syndicate
Three Malaysian nationals arrested for trying to smuggle millions of cigarettes into New Zealand. The men, all aged in their
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One to Watch – US CBP Seizes Methamphetamine Disguised as Drink Mixes
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted smuggled narcotics in a shipment of powdered drinks imported from
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US CBP Field Operations Seizes Over $4.5 Million in Hard Narcotics arriving from Mexico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility thwarted a smuggling
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Libya is a victim of migration, not its reason, says GNA President Serraj
Libya, as a country of transit for migrants, cannot surmount the associated challenges without international support, the country’s Head of
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No safe market for fakes: 21 countries target illegal goods in Europe-wide sting
Nearly 28 million counterfeit and illegal goods including 27 million facemasks were seized Europe-wide operation Aphrodite has brought together 21
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Joint NCA and Police Scotland operation leads to £100m cocaine seizure in Dover
Around a tonne of cocaine, concealed within a load of fruit, has been seized at Dover, as part of a
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Prevented smuggling of 32 Afro-Asians in the area of Osmaci municipality in BiH
On 16 September 2020 after midnight, officers of Border Police Unit Zvornik and Central Investigation Office in cooperation with officers
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Intercepted a sailboat with 200 kilograms of hashish off the coast of Almería
Two people of Spanish nationality have been arrested and a sailboat of 12 meters in length and 200 kilos of
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Traveller charged with smuggling assault-style guns into Canada
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers remain diligent in their efforts to intercept high-risk commodities, like undeclared firearms, while conducting
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Romania and UK judicial authorities jointly dismantle ‘loverboy’ criminal network specialized in trafficking and sexually exploiting young girls
During a Joint Action Day executed on the 9th of September 2020, judicial and law enforcement authorities in The UK
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UNODC resuming in-person Maritime Law Enforcement capacity building with Kenya Coast Guard
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) has been continuing
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One to Watch – US CBP Officers intercept synthetic opioid shipment arriving from Thailand labelled as a kidney bean health supplement
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers assigned to the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (A-TCET) in Boston seized a shipment
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INTERPOL Chief outlines ongoing assistance to East Africa police
Despite constraints imposed by COVID-19, INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock reaffirmed the Organization’s support to the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs
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