Spain and Portugal Take Illegal Ivory Off the Black Market
The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the Portuguese Civil Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana) have broken up a criminal network
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Author: Tony Kingham
Large-scale heroin shipments from the Middle East: 2.4 tonnes of heroin seized and two high value criminal targets arrested
A multinational joint operation dismantled a Turkish organised crime group operating across several countries and involved in large heroin shipments
Read moreHerta launches a new technology that allows facial identification even with a mask
Herta is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear
Read moreEU invests €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] in biosecurity in South-East Asia
The European Union launched a €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] regional project to support increased biosecurity in Southeast Asia. The
Read moreU.S. CBP Introduces Facial Comparison Technology to Secure and Streamline International Arrivals at JFK Terminal 4
U.S. Customs and Border Protection introduced biometric facial comparison technology at John F. Kennedy International Airport Terminal 4 on March
Read more6 Arrested and Scores of Weapons Seized in Raids Across Slovakia
With the active support of Europol, the Slovak National Crime Agency (Národná Kriminálna Agentúra) has seized hundreds of illegal guns
Read moreBalkan Cocaine Cartel Taken Down In Montenegro
A large Balkan criminal network trafficking drugs, mainly cocaine, from source countries to Europe has been dismantled in a large
Read moreFLIR Launches Ranger HDC MR High-Definition Mid-Range Surveillance System
FLIR Systems has announced the launch of the FLIR Ranger® HDC MR, a new high-definition midrange surveillance system. The Ranger
Read more6 Arrested in Germany for Smuggling Over a Hundred Vietnamese Migrants to Europe
A key Vietnamese migrant smuggling network was broken up today after the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei), with the support of
Read moreIOM Steps Up Humanitarian Response on Turkey’s Land and Sea Borders
As the situation on the Turkey/EU border enters its second week IOM, with its partners, continues to provide humanitarian aid
Read moreA statement by the Frontex Management Board
The Frontex Management Board, which is holding an extraordinary meeting today in Frontex headquarters in Warsaw, has agreed that the
Read moreEurope should show solidarity with Greece in coping with migration emergency, says OSCE PA’s Pritchard in Athens
International humanitarian law must be respected in the response to the situation on the borders between Turkey and Greece, said
Read moreFrontex to launch rapid border intervention at Greece’s external borders
Rapid border interventions are designed to bring immediate assistance to an EU Member State that is under urgent and exceptional
Read moreUS Customs and Border Protection Officers Leverage S&T-Developed Imposter Detection Training Tech to Maximize Officer Performance
Every day, human and drug traffickers, smugglers, criminals and terrorists attempt to enter the U.S. through one of our 328
Read moreTrafficking of human beings and related crimes focus of OSCE-supported training course for judges and prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A one-day training course for judges and prosecutors from across Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on addressing the trafficking in human
Read moreInnovative Travel Solutions by YVR celebrates BorderXpress pilot program in Iceland
Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) by Vancouver International Airport (YVR) recently successfully completed a six-month pilot program involving four BorderXpress kiosks
Read moreUN launches new project to address link between terrorism, arms and crime
Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many terrorist groups, the UN counter-terrorism
Read moreNiger: Police rescue 232 victims of human trafficking
46 minors have been saved from forced begging and sexual exploitation Police in Niger have rescued 232 victims of human
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