INTERPOL marks a decade of tackling serious organized environmental crime
The last decade has seen environmental crime increase by more than 5% every year – three times faster than the
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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’.
Somalia Criminal Investigation Department Receives Equipment to Counter Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
UNODC recently presented two vehicles and other equipment, including smartphones and office equipment, to the anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit of
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Ukraine Border Guards Receive Technical Assistance from German Colleagues
The National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine received new technical equipment within the framework of long-term
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New Report Finds Cross Border Criminals Leverage AI for Malicious Use
A jointly developed new report by Europol, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and Trend Micro
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Ukraine Border Guards Intercept Two Drones Smuggling Cigarettes Across Border
Servicemen of the Lutsk Border Guard Detachment stopped another illegal deal to move cigarettes, according to the information obtained by
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Arrested in Tenerife for a fraud through international investments in cryptocurrencies
The fraud, committed through a Ponzi-type scam, amounts to Euros 378,750 and has affected at least 26 people. The agents
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Latest Podcast Live from the Border
In the latest of this great series of podcasts, brought to you by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, Border Security
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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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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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