Gang used truck to smuggle Afghan migrants through Channel Tunnel
An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using
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Cross Border Crime
Encrypted chats expose Kosovar organised crime network behind EUR 80 million criminal empire
Messages exchanged on the encrypted communication platform SKY ECC have exposed a Kosovar-based organised crime network in large-scale drug trafficking,
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US CBP officers in Cincinnati intercepted $19 million MSRP in designer watches and high-end fashion accessories
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Cincinnati stopped a shipment on June 3 containing 111 pieces
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Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group to target serious online harms
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) CEO Heather Cook will help spearhead new
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Europe-wide race to locate fugitives unfolds at Europol
Nearly 100 investigators and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialists from 31 countries gathered at Europol headquarters in The Hague on 3
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Crime family who used corrupt airline check-in attendant to help smuggle vast amounts of drugs cash to the UAE are convicted
A criminal family and their associates smuggled almost £30 million of cash out of the UK to the United Arab
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Live Webinar: Strengthening Counter-Terrorism Border Security – Operational Reflections: Border Community Dynamics
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), through the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT), implements the global Border Security and
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Issue Alert – Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the May/June 2026 issue
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Eurojust coordinated investigation shuts down criminal VPN network
A joint investigation by the French and Dutch authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, has shut down a large-scale criminal
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US CBP officers seize a quarter of a million dollars in unreported U.S. currency from Mexican national; driver arrested
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Laredo Port of Entry seized more than $272,000 in bulk, unreported
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The grip on migrant smuggling tightens: new department at Europol to step up the fight
The grip on migrant smuggling tightens: new department at Europol to step up the fight Europol has launched its new European
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From Vietnam to the EU by air: 8 arrested in a migrant smuggling sting across Europe
In March, a coordinated international French-led operation, which was supported by Europol and involved law enforcement and judicial authorities from
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Issue Alert – Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR Please find here your downloadable copy of the March/April 2026 issue
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Frontex and partners gather in Warsaw to plan operations for 2027
More than 100 operational planners from EU Member States, non-EU partner countries, and EU agencies met in Warsaw from 17
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Caribbean Customs operation seizes rising number of illegal firearms, disrupting organized criminal networks
Operation CALYPSO 2 was led by the WCO for the second consecutive year in response to the growing threat posed
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Bulgarian State Security uncovered an illegal printing house for counterfeit documents and currency, two criminally active men were detained
In a significant crackdown on counterfeiting activities, officers from the Economic Police Department at the State Directorate of Internal Affairs
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3 354 individuals prosecuted in Europol-coordinated hit against pharmaceutical crime networks
Between April and November 2025, law enforcement, judicial, customs, medical and anti-doping authorities from 30 countries joined forces in Operation
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The four main members of the hacktivist group ‘Anonymous Phoenix’ have been arrested for cyberattacks against public bodies
They attacked the websites of ministries, political parties, and public institutions. They called themselves part of the international hacker group
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