IOM, UNHCR: Interception at Sea is not the Solution to English Channel Crossings
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are troubled by the proposal to intercept boats
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ACI World issues new COVID-19 security guidance for airports
Airports Council International (ACI) World has today published comprehensive guidance for airports to implement at security screening checkpoints as they
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Frontex K9 team helps Spain stop 4.6 tonnes of drugs worth EUR 26 million
Last weekend, a Frontex canine team from Portugal helped the Spanish authorities to confiscate record 4.6 tonnes of hashish with
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US Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet Coast Guard, CBP interdicts 1 suspected smuggler, 16 migrants
The US Coast Guard, along with Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection halted a migrant smuggling operation
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Drug Trafficking crackdown in Spain sees millions of euros’ worth of criminal assets seized with help of Europol
Over 8 million of euros worth of criminal assets have been seized and 75 suspects arrested during a crackdown on
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Drugs seized worth nearly PLN 3 million. Almost 59 kg of smuggled marijuana was hidden in a refrigeration unit
According to the officers’ findings, the drugs were smuggled into Poland from Spain and then hidden in warehouse halls near
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Frontex helping to bring innovation to future border control
Intuitive user interfaces and wearables supported by Artificial Intelligence and with Augmented Reality capabilities, 3D facial and iris verification technology
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India draws up comprehensive border management plan to keep Chinese PLA at bay
The Economic Times of India has reported that India is set to ramp up its infrastructure along the international border
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Police in Spain smash sham marriage ring charging migrants €20,000 for bogus nuptials
The Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) have arrested 12 suspected members of a sham marriage network which facilitated illegal immigration
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US TSA officers detecting three times more guns at checkpoints in spite of lower passenger throughput
Transportation Security Administration officers detected firearms in carry-on bags at a rate three times higher this past July than the
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US Feds intercept incomplete cross-border subterranean tunnel
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered an unfinished cross-border tunnel Tuesday after
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US Coast Guard offloads $12 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after interdicting drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea
The Coast Guard transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and 430 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities
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OSCE Programme Office donates thermal cameras to Tajik Border Troops
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated thermal cameras (CCTV cameras) to the Tajik Border Troops on 4 August 2020
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Spanish National Police dismantles in Algeciras a point of guard and custody of vehicles for the transport of bales of hashish
Recovered four high-end vehicles – valued at more than 300,0000 euros – that had been stolen, prepared and enabled to
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Information sharing with regional partners aims to reel in transnational crime syndicates
Information gathered by Maritime Border Command (MBC), a joint agency taskforce within the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian
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A group of illegal immigrants detained in Silesia
The Silesian Border Guard Department detained 34 foreigners who had illegally taken from Slovakia to Poland in a truck trailer. The
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IOM, Government of Greece Assist 134 Iraqi Migrants with Voluntary Return
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Greece and the Hellenic authorities, in coordination with IOM Iraq and the diplomatic corps, organized the
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£14million of cocaine and amphetamines seized by UK Border Force
Border Force has seized more than £14million of cocaine and amphetamines after stopping a lorry in Coquelles, the juxtaposed control
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