Spain and Portugal Take Illegal Ivory Off the Black Market
The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the Portuguese Civil Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana) have broken up a criminal network
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Large-scale heroin shipments from the Middle East: 2.4 tonnes of heroin seized and two high value criminal targets arrested
A multinational joint operation dismantled a Turkish organised crime group operating across several countries and involved in large heroin shipments
Read moreDHS Notice of Arrival Restrictions on China, Iran and Schengen Countries of Europe
In furtherance of Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, and 9993, which bans the entry of non-U.S. citizens who are from or recently been in China, Iran, or 26 European countries, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Arrival Restrictions requiring American citizens, legal permanent residents, and their immediate families who are returning home to the U.S. to travel through one of 13 airports upon arrival to the U.S., submit to an enhanced entry screening and self-quarantine for 14 days once they reach their final destination.
Read moreHerta launches a new technology that allows facial identification even with a mask
Herta is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear
Read moreEU invests €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] in biosecurity in South-East Asia
The European Union launched a €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] regional project to support increased biosecurity in Southeast Asia. The
Read more6 Arrested and Scores of Weapons Seized in Raids Across Slovakia
With the active support of Europol, the Slovak National Crime Agency (Národná Kriminálna Agentúra) has seized hundreds of illegal guns
Read moreBalkan Cocaine Cartel Taken Down In Montenegro
A large Balkan criminal network trafficking drugs, mainly cocaine, from source countries to Europe has been dismantled in a large
Read more6 Arrested in Germany for Smuggling Over a Hundred Vietnamese Migrants to Europe
A key Vietnamese migrant smuggling network was broken up today after the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei), with the support of
Read moreIOM Steps Up Humanitarian Response on Turkey’s Land and Sea Borders
As the situation on the Turkey/EU border enters its second week IOM, with its partners, continues to provide humanitarian aid
Read moreA statement by the Frontex Management Board
The Frontex Management Board, which is holding an extraordinary meeting today in Frontex headquarters in Warsaw, has agreed that the
Read moreEurope should show solidarity with Greece in coping with migration emergency, says OSCE PA’s Pritchard in Athens
International humanitarian law must be respected in the response to the situation on the borders between Turkey and Greece, said
Read moreUS Customs and Border Protection Officers Leverage S&T-Developed Imposter Detection Training Tech to Maximize Officer Performance
Every day, human and drug traffickers, smugglers, criminals and terrorists attempt to enter the U.S. through one of our 328
Read moreInnovative Travel Solutions by YVR celebrates BorderXpress pilot program in Iceland
Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) by Vancouver International Airport (YVR) recently successfully completed a six-month pilot program involving four BorderXpress kiosks
Read moreNiger: Police rescue 232 victims of human trafficking
46 minors have been saved from forced begging and sexual exploitation Police in Niger have rescued 232 victims of human
Read moreMore Operation Battenrun success in Perth
A Chinese national has been detained in Perth, as part of the Australian Border Force’s (ABF) ongoing efforts to target people suspected of being involved in the exploitation of foreign workers. #bordersecurity #humantrafficking
Read moreOSCE continues supporting Armenia in establishing an Advance Passenger Information (API) system
A meeting on establishing an Advance Passenger Information (API) system for enhancing border and aviation security in Armenia took place
Read moreRomania – 35 passports and forged identity cards detected at the border control in January
During the specific activity, the border guards detect, daily, various persons, Romanian or foreign citizens, participants in the cross-border traffic
Read moreHow prepared is the border community for a global pandemic?
On the 31 December 2019, World Health Organisation was alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province
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