2.5 tonnes of waste trafficked from the Canary Islands to Africa
700 kg of electrical waste and electronic equipment was among the waste seized by the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil)
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Author: Tony Kingham
On global anti-drug trafficking day INTERPOL and WCO highlight the pandemic’s multiplying effect on illicit activities
INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have reaffirmed their commitment to aligning police and customs efforts in the fight
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Six Tajik citizens who illegally crossed the Polish-Lithuanian border and a Lithuanian citizen detained
Officers from the SG Post in Augustów detained six Tajik citizens who illegally crossed the Polish-Lithuanian border. A Lithuanian citizen was
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The US’s TSA Administrator David Pekoske presented his new objectives intended to guide the agency and its workforce over the next two years on managing new global security risks to safeguard all modes of transportation.
The “Administrator’s Intent 2.0,” addresses tangible security threats across seven broad categories: insider risk, surface transportation, checkpoint strategies, workforce support,
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Edinburgh Airport Selects Leidos Antimicrobial Security Tray Technology
Leidos has been awarded a prime contract by Edinburgh Airport Limited (Edinburgh Airport) to upgrade the airport’s security tray return
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OSCE has launched a ground-breaking study analyzing more than 300 anti-trafficking tech tools
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Tech Against Trafficking TAT), a coalition of international technology companies,
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Spanish National Police dismantles one of the largest criminal networks dedicated to illicit arms trafficking
In the operation, carried out in 15 Spanish provinces, 21 people dedicated to the illegal sale and purchase of firearms
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UNODC Helps Malawi to Tackle Human Trafficking
The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey
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Police recover ‘millions’ in stolen treasures after busting archaeological crime gang in Bulgaria
8 individuals were arrested and some 4,600 archaeological items were recovered as a result of this sting. Nicknamed Operation MEDICUS,
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Cambridge Pixel Aids Rapid Development of Silent Sentinel’s Covid-19 Raised Temperature Detection System
Cambridge Pixel has announced that Silent Sentinel, a developer of daylight and thermal imaging solutions, has used its SPx AV
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IOM Launches Online Course on Counter Trafficking in Humanitarian Settings
One of the most neglected protection issues in emergencies is human trafficking. Often viewed as a pre-existing problem and not
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A triangle of vulnerability – Changing patterns of illicit trafficking off the Swahili coast
A triangle of vulnerability for illicit trafficking is emerging as a key geographic space along Africa’s eastern seaboard – the
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UN refugee chief laments nearly 80 million people forcibly displaced
Global displacement reached a staggering 79.5 million people last year – almost double the number of people in crisis registered
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A successful conclusion to a joint operation between the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard, in collaboration with the DEA and HSI agencies of the United States
3,800 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Valencia in a month during the state of alarm Six containers
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Members of the European Parliament have called for free movement across borders to be swiftly and fully re-established
A swift return to a fully functional Schengen area is needed to safeguard freedom of movement and ensure the EU’s
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Slovenia has introduced tighter control of the border with Croatia
Border control has been stepped up this week in the area of Ljubljana, Novo mesto and Koper police directorates as
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UNODC and OSCE deliver online training course to enhance Turkmenistan’s capacities to analyze existing and emerging risks and threats related to terrorist financing
An online training course aimed at strengthening Turkmenistan’s capacity to counter terrorist financing, for 24 experts and practitioners from the
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Spanish National Police dismantles a human trafficking network in Bilbao
Spanish National Police officers have dismantled in Bilbao a network that was dedicated to trafficking in human beings. 10 people have
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