Opinion: The battle against drug traffickers is an ever-evolving challenge
Jim Ryan is CEO of Viken Detection a private Massachusetts-based company that designs and manufactures weapons, chemical and narcotics screening
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The Spanish Civil Guard intervenes in El Garraf (Barcelona) 4.5 tons of hashish and operational weapons of war
The Spanish Civil Guard has developed the ‘Rescued’ operation with the dismantling of an important and complex criminal organization dedicated
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US CBP officers seize methamphetamine and ammunition at the Ysleta Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Ysleta Port of Entry seized 12.08 pounds of methamphetamine and 1,875 rounds
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Your latest issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Please find here your downloadable copy of the September/October 2023 issue of Border Security Report for the latest views and
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Curaçao Announces World’s First Pre-Flight Biometric Digital ID Verification for Contactless Border Crossing in partnership with Airside and Vision-Box
The government of Curaçao in conjunction with Curaçao Airport Holding has embarked on an innovative partnership with Airside and Vision-Box
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Operations co-funded by the EU lead to 197 arrests in Spain
Europol has supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in 29 investigations, co-funded by EU financial mechanism. The operations, in
Read more$1 Million in Counterfeit Merchandise Seized US CBP Chicago
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago O’Hare’s International Mail Branch, seized a shipment last night containing 67
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27 arrested in Spain for laundering over EUR 65 million drug profits
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, dismantled a criminal network involved in drug trafficking and laundering large
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US CBP officers seize $9.9 million in marijuana at World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge this week
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US CBP Returns Historical Indigenous Artifacts to Costa Rica
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) returned three historic artifacts on Thursday from the Caribbean Archaeological Subregion that were seized
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US CBP officers discover mixed methamphetamine and heroin load at Calexico port of entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Calexico West port of entry discovered 223 packages of methamphetamine and
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ABF targets Townsville in high-visibility border blitz
The Australian Border Force (ABF) staged a week of action in Townsville last week, focused on ensuring proper processes for
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US CBP Officers Find 71 Pounds of Cocaine Inside Ice Cream Machines Arriving from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 71 pounds (32 Kilograms) of cocaine found Wednesday inside six ice cream machines
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Eurostar Rolls Out ‘SmartCheck’ Facial Biometric Check-In System providing Contactless solution at London St Pancras International
On July 18th, Eurostar announced the roll-out at London St Pancras Station of SmartCheck, a contactless fast-track facial biometric check-in
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US CBP Agents discover 10 migrants inside a stash house at Laredo Sector
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered migrants inside a stash house operation in Laredo, Texas. On Sept.6 at approximately 5
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Frontex announces 5 groups selected in the second phase of prize contest on the detection of low flying objects
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is pleased to announce the five participants that have been selected in
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US CBP officers seize over $1.1 million in methamphetamine at Colombia-Solidarity Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge seized methamphetamine that
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Central Mediterranean accounts for half of irregular border crossings in 2023
The number of detections of irregular border crossings at EU’s external borders rose by one fifth (+18%) in the first
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