Over $1.3M of Counterfeit Currency Intercepted by CBP Officers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Chicago International Mail Facility (IMF) recently seized a package from Ukraine that
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Organised Crime
Organised crime is understood as ‘any serious crime with a cross-border dimension committed at or along, or which is related to, the external borders’.
Twenty Years Later – The United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and Eastern Africa
Twenty years ago, the General Assembly noted with deep concern the negative economic and social implications related to organized criminal
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EU Help Ukrainian Border Guards and Customs Officers Optimise Work at Border Crossing Points
European experts together with experts of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) and the State Customs Service of
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Caught Smuggling Tobacco in Refrigerated Truck
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Kłodzko and officers of the Customs and Treasury Service found over 14 tons
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Migrants caught using false documents at Polish border
Polish border guards, in Korczowa and Medyka, detained more foreigners who were using false documents on the border. Six Moldovan
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1,776 Firearms Seized in International Sweep Against Illegal Trafficking of Turkish Manufactured Weapons
A total of 24 European countries supported by EU institutions and agencies including Europol, have come together to target alarm
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Traffickers supplying conflict zones with weapons and explosives disarmed in Spain
An investigation that involved the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), Mossos d’Esquadra and the Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) and
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The Spanish Civil Guard dismantles a network that smuggled important consignments of hashish along the coast of Spain
The Spanish Civil Guard, within the framework of the BLANDIENTE operation, has dismantled a criminal organization that introduced hashish along
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28 people arrested in Barcelona in an operation against the regularization of foreign citizens
Agents of the National Police, in a joint operation with EUROPOL, have dismantled in Barcelona a criminal organization allegedly dedicated
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Arrests linked to EncroChat drugs conspiracy investigation
Three men have been arrested and a warehouse raided in connection with an alleged conspiracy to import cocaine into the
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Wildlife and forestry crime: Worldwide seizures in global INTERPOL-WCO operation
A month-long police and customs cross border operation resulted in large seizures of protected wildlife and forestry specimens and products,
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Common approach needed to tackle abuse via sham marriages
A broad common approach, involving administrations such as civil registries and consulates, is instrumental to tackling the fraud and abuse
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OSCE and UNODC train participants from Kazakhstan on the use of targeted financial sanctions to disrupt terrorist networks
Strengthening the capacity of government officials from Kazakhstan to counter terrorism financing was the aim of an online training course.
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EUBAM and its Partner Services hold the 2nd Arms Working Group meeting
EUBAM and representatives of law enforcement agencies from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, supported by Europol, Frontex and OSCE
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USCBP Memphis Seizes Nearly 200 Shipments Through Operation Mega Flex
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Memphis yielded nearly 200 seizures of counterfeit ID cards and illegal narcotics over the
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ICE assists in seizure of $248 million worth of cocaine hidden in banana pulp
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Canberra provided the Australian Border Force (ABF) with information that
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Air and Marine Operations Seizes Massive Amounts of Cash, Guns, and Drugs in FY2020
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents
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Latest OSCE Live from the Border podcast now available
In the eleventh episode of the podcast Angelisa Corbo, Border Adviser at the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, talked to Mr. Simon Deignan,
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