Frontex and Italy complete trial of the largest drones the Agency has yet flown from a patrol ship
Frontex has flown its largest drones yet from a ship at sea. In a pilot project with the Italian Coast
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Author: Tony Kingham
Five arrests for smuggling migrants across the Bulgarian-Serbian green border
An investigation coordinated under a Europol taskforce led to the dismantlement of a migrant smuggling network active across the Balkan
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Smiths Detection Receives ENAC Certification for APIDS on HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX
Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today announced that the Italian Civil Aviation Authority
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Europol and Frontex strengthen cooperation with new Working Arrangement
On the margins of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting today in Dublin, Ireland, Europol and Frontex signed
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When violence shapes identities in a larger pool of perpetrators: new Europol terrorism report
The latest EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (EU TE-SAT) reveals how online ecosystems are reshaping terrorism. Traditional ideology-driven terrorism
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Eurojust-supported investigation leads to the arrest of an individual suspected of attempting to establish extremist terrorist organization
A Romanian and Moldovan national was arrested in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 30 June 2026 on suspicion of attempting to establish
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US CBP officers at Laredo Field Office ports seize $1.1 million in cocaine in 24 hours
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Field Office ports of entry seized cocaine valued at more than $1.1 million
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Historic seizure of more than a thousand tons of cargo contaminated with drugs in national ports
Interagency work made it possible to detect the cargo in the Ports of Arica, Valparaíso and San Antonio, with the
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28 arrests in international strike against child sexual exploitation
Authorities from seven countries, supported by Europol, have carried out a major operation against child sexual exploitation, leading to the
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US CBP officers seize over $3.7M in cocaine at Hidalgo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr International Bridge seized cocaine valued at $3,723,654 in a single enforcement action.
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US CBP officers seize more than 57 pounds of methamphetamine at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry intercepted 57.9 lbs. of methamphetamine with
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1024 arrests in global operation against human trafficking
Europol supported a global operation against human trafficking conducted by 59 countries, resulting in the detection of 2 070 potential
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A shipment worth $54 million of counterfeit watches seized by US CBP officers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Louisville intercepted a shipment on June 18 containing 375 counterfeit
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Eurojust-supported joint investigation leads to Ireland’s first convictions for labour trafficking
A Eurojust supported joint investigation team (JIT) between the Irish and Latvian authorities, and Europol, has led to Ireland’s first convictions
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Operation AZUL 2.0: Polícia Judiciária leads international operation that dismantled cocaine trafficking network
The Polícia Judiciária (Portuguese Criminal Investigation Police) led Operation “Azul 2.0”, in collaboration with MAOC-N and FRONTEX, and with the
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More than 8,200 counterfeit items worth 1.3 million euros were seized in Granada
The Spanish Civil Guard has seized more than 8,200 counterfeit items worth over one million euros and has brought three
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US CBP officers seize more than $72.3M in methamphetamine last weekend at Laredo Field Office ports of entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Field Office ports of entry seized methamphetamine valued at more than $72.3 million
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Drug traffickers brought down after shipping 1.4 tonnes of cannabis by parcel post
A criminal network suspected of smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Spain to France using parcel delivery services has been
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