Suspect arrested in the Netherlands for circumventing EU trade sanctions against Russia
With the support of Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) arrested
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Stepping up the global fight against wildlife crime through a united response
With environmental crime ranking as the world’s third largest illegal trade, INTERPOL has joined calls at the United for Wildlife
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The Next Generation of Explosives Trace Detection is Here
The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has always placed a special focus on aviation security. That’s one of the reasons
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More than EUR 4 million in fake 500 euro bills seized in Spain
On 21 September 2022, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Spanish Regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra)
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First INTERPOL-AFRIPOL counter-terrorism operation
A counter terrorism operation coordinated by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL has enabled frontline police across Africa to detect potential terrorists and
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Italian operation takes down corrupt port workers facilitating ‘Ndrangheta drug trafficking activities
With the support of Europol and Eurojust, the Italian Financial Corps (Guardia di Finanza) has dismantled a criminal network which
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227 illegal migrants who tried to enter Poland illegally from Belarus in three days
227 illegal migrants who tried to enter Poland illegally from Belarus were revealed during the last three days (from September
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Medicine traffickers faced with undesirable side effects
During an action day on 20 September 2022, the Central Office against Environmental and Public Health Crime of the French
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Dismantled a drug trafficking organization that operated on the coast of Huelva
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Tax Agency, within the framework of the Kazuya operation, have arrested ten people who
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Four arrested after 50kg pseudoephedrine detection
Detectives from the Clandestine Laboratory Squad yesterday arrested four people following the seizure of 50 kilograms of pseudoephedrine which had
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Another detention for tobacco and fuel smuggling and corruption
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Ustka, in the Kętrzyn poviat, detained another person involved in smuggling cigarettes and
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Situation at the EU’s land border with Russia
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, already more than 1 303 000 Russian citizens have entered the
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38 illegal migrants tried to cross the Polish-Belarusian border. 3 couriers carrying foreigners were also detained
32 people were apprehended in the section of the official responsibility of the Border Guard Post in Płaska. The remaining events
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Faster and more secure border control – D4FLY
At the end of June, Frontex participated in the final demonstration of the D4FLY project, a research and innovation project
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On the Polish-Lithuanian section, Border Guard officers detained another courier and 11 foreigners
In the Polish-Lithuanian section, Border Guard officers detained another courier and 11 foreigners who, contrary to the regulations, crossed the
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Frontex opens risk analysis cell in Nouakchott
On 20 September, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and Mauritanian authorities opened a risk analysis cell in
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Indonesia and Australia conclude joint maritime operation
Indonesia and Australia have marked their sixth coordinated maritime patrol in Australia’s northern waters, as both countries continue their long-standing
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El Paso US CBP Officers Make Multiple Narcotic Seizures
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry stopped multiple narcotic smuggling attempts within
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