Vehicle Stop Results in 2 U.S. Citizens Arrested for Narcotics & Human Smuggling
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens accused of both human and narcotic smuggling Thursday morning. At
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Border Patrol Agents Halt Two Human Smuggling Attempts
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a pair of human smuggling attempts north of
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Frontex and Lithuania agree on service weapons delivered to Frontex standing corps officers
Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri signed an agreement with Lithuania’s Minister of Interior Agnė Bilotaitė to deploy Frontex standing corps
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Countering Illicit Finance and Trade: Better Information Sharing and Collaboration Needed to Combat Trade-Based Money Laundering
Some criminal groups use a process called trade-based money laundering to hide their illicit funds. These schemes can include things
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544 arrests and €63 million of fake pharmaceuticals and illegal doping substances seized
Europol coordinated operation Shield II, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances. The
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Border Patrol Agents Arrest Multiple Passport Imposters
Several individuals traveling aboard a commercial bus were arrested at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint for attempting to use other
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Observant US CBP Agents Seize Hearse Attempting to Smuggle 6 Migrants
Tucson Border Patrol agents observed an out of the ordinary vehicle near the border and arrested two United States citizen
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Eight Men Arrested in Jet Ski Transfer of 26 Kilos of Cocaine
Eight men were arrested December 11, 2021, in St. Thomas, USVI for smuggling 26 kilograms of cocaine. . US Customs
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Six arrested for throwing drug packages over the Melilla fence
The “dumping” method is being the most used by traffickers since the closure of the border crossings. In the last
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UNODC further Enhancing Regional Counter-Terrorism Capacity in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa continues to be confronted with serious and evolving threats of terrorism which threatens peace and security and undermines
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Veridos equips Luxembourg airport with EES-compliant registration systems
Veridos has been commissioned to equip Luxembourg’s international airport with registration solutions for the new European border control system EES
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $3,061,000 in alleged methamphetamine in two incidents
“As the holidays get closer, we tend to encounter increased attempts to secrete narcotics loads amid heaver traffic volumes and
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US Border Patrol Agents Encounter a Large Group and Witness a Car Filled With Migrants Crash In Roma, Texas
Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC) agents encountered a large group and disrupt a human smuggling event. On Dec. 12,
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Depleting fish stocks fueling transnational crime
A global operation coordinated by INTERPOL shows fisheries crime linked to other serious crimes such as human trafficking and the
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Philippines Inaugurate BOC-AMLC Coordinating Center
As part of the Philippines Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) commitment to border protection, the BOC together with the Anti-Money Laundering
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Dismantled an international criminal group that introduced large amounts of drugs hidden in concrete blocks
This novel modus operandi made the narcotic substance undetectable before port controls The organization, based in Spain and the Netherlands,
Read moreOver $236K Worth of Marijuana Seized by US Border Patrol
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted two narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure nearly 300 pounds of
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US CBP Seize Fake Jewelry and Scarves Worth over $3 Million
On November 30, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment containing counterfeit designer jewelry and
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