15 pangolins seized in a suitcase at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Spanish Civil Guard officers have seized 15 dead pangolins from a suitcase that arrived on a flight from Addis Ababa,
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US CBP’s Border Patrol and Air and Marine Arrest a Cartel Scout
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents in coordination with Yuma Air Branch Air and Marine agents arrested a cartel smuggling scout
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Polish Border Guards Foil Innovative Smuggling Operation Using Weather Balloons
Officers from the Nadbużański Border Guard Unit successfully thwarted a smuggling operation involving illegal tobacco products transported via weather balloons.
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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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US CBP officers seize nearly $6 million in methamphetamine at World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at
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US CBP officers seize 13,800 lethal doses of cocaine at Veterans International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Veterans International Bridge cargo lot intercepted a
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Three arrested for stealing and shipping opium poppies to Spain and the United States
The Civil Guard has arrested three men who were sending dried poppy capsules by mail to the provinces of Málaga,
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The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested in Colombia one of the main “invisible drug traffickers” of the Gulf Clan
The capture of the main financial operator of drug trafficking consolidates the dismantling of the international network that introduced more
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US CBP officers seize over $602K in methamphetamine at Laredo Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine that totaled
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South Australian authorities seize 28kg of cocaine hidden in luxury bus
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has seized more than 28kg of cocaine concealed within a luxury bus in South Australia,
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Frontex hosts workshop to support screening implementation from June 2026
On 17–18 February, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, hosted a workshop in Warsaw focused on implementing the
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Meet our World Border Security Congress Sponsors
Tony Kingham, editor of Border Security Report, speaks to Andy Smith, Director of Industry & Innovation at SITA
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Meet one of the World Border Security Congress Sponsors
Tony Kingham, editor of Border Security Report, speaks to Colin Ward of Marinus Analytics, one of our great sponsors for
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11 arrests during actions against fraudulent call centre
International cooperation between Latvian, Lithuanian and Ukrainian authorities, coordinated by Eurojust, resulted in the takedown of a fraudulent call centre
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A Spanish criminal organization dedicated to providing logistical support to drug-running boats
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested 44 people for crimes including membership in a criminal organization, drug trafficking, smuggling, and
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Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force seizes 46kg of methamphetamine hidden in forklift counterweight
The AFP has seized 46kg of methamphetamine concealed inside a forklift counterweight at Port Botany, New South Wales, after an
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Man wanted over fatal small boat crossing arrested by NCA
A man wanted in connection with a fatal small boat crossing last year has been arrested in Liverpool by officers
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US CBP officers at World Trade Bridge seize over $6.8 million in cocaine, enough for more than 190,000 lethal doses
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine that totaled
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