Frontex assists in first voluntary returns on chartered flights
This week, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, supported France with two charter flights for migrants who wanted
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Author: Tony Kingham
PureTech Systems has announced orders for its PureActiv software for use along the U.S. border.
PureTech Systems has announced today receiving orders for its PureActiv software for over 135 Mobile Video Surveillance Systems (MVSS) vehicles
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Online Jihadist propaganda: 2019 in review
Today, Europol publishes the second edition of its annual report on online Jihadist propaganda. The report by the European Union’s
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EU issues guidance on order controls and fundamental rights at EU external land borders
The protection of fundamental rights must exist in law and in practice. To protect and promote fundamental rights and to
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Message UNODC Executive Director on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Every day, in every country in the world, human traffickers exploit people for profit. The poor and the vulnerable are
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The dual law of technology in trafficking
A new publication analyzes technological initiatives that have been developed to combat human trafficking, as well as the ways in
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address current and future operational needs
S&T issued the Emerging Needs: Covid-19 Response & Future Mitigation topic call through its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). Innovators across the U.S. and
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US Coast Guard offloads $38.5 million in cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, following disruption of smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea
The crew of the Coast Guard Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) offloaded approximately 1,375 kilograms of cocaine at Sector San Juan Wednesday,
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ICE HSI Orlando, HSI Guatemala seize aircraft, cocaine
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) seized 2,107 kilograms of cocaine and a Gulfstream III (GIII)
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The smuggling of archaeological monuments was prevented
The smuggling of over 460 archaeological relics was prevented at the crossing in Hrebenne by officers from the Bug River
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Two Sudanese migrants were killed and three others injured in a shooting at the Khums disembarkation point last night in Libya, after being intercepted at sea and returned to shore by the coast guard.
Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Khums, reported that local authorities started shooting when the migrants attempted
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A criminal group dedicated to the torture, kidnapping and settling of members of rival gangs disbanded in the Netherlands
In the operation, six people have been arrested in the Netherlands and seven soundproofed cargo transport containers have been located
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Spanish National Police dismantles an organization dedicated to the trafficking of Dominican migrants
The international organization provided migrants with airline tickets to travel from the Dominican Republic to African countries with a previous
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£15 million of cocaine seized by Border Force at London Gateway
Cocaine worth more than £15 million has been seized by Border Force officers at London Gateway after it was found
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WCO project to build border security capacity in West and Central Africa comes to an end
A major capacity building project of the World Customs Organization (WCO) drew to a close on 30 June 2020. Over
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Two convicted in France as part of cross-Channel people smuggling investigation
Two people, one of whom is British, have been convicted and jailed in France as a result of close working
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INTERPOL assisting Côte d’Ivoire identify terrorists arrested after attacks Biometric data to help identify potential links with attacks across the region and beyond
Biometric data from terrorist suspects arrested in joint operations involving Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso is being shared via INTERPOL
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A yacht loaded with more than 4,300 kilos of hashish heading for Europe intercepted in waters near the Calpe marina
Six people arrested thanks to the coordination of the air and ground resources deployed by the three institutions The traffickers
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