US CBP Detains Chinese Shipment of Suspected Forced Labour Products Made with Human Hair
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of New York/Newark detained a shipment of products/accessories suspected to
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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’.
CBP San Juan Field Operations confiscate 260 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a trailer on board the ferry
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations seized on Friday 573 pounds (260 kilos) of cocaine inside a
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CTED publishes paper about COVID-19 and counter-terrorism
The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) published a new paper about “The impact of the COVID-19
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UNODC World Drug Report 2020: Global drug use rising; while COVID-19 has far reaching impact on global drug markets
Around 269 million people used drugs worldwide in 2018, which is 30 per cent more than in 2009, while over
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On global anti-drug trafficking day INTERPOL and WCO highlight the pandemic’s multiplying effect on illicit activities
INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have reaffirmed their commitment to aligning police and customs efforts in the fight
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New Report on Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
The illegal wildlife trade is a major transnational organised crime, which generates billions of criminal proceeds each year. The Financial
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The US’s TSA Administrator David Pekoske presented his new objectives intended to guide the agency and its workforce over the next two years on managing new global security risks to safeguard all modes of transportation.
The “Administrator’s Intent 2.0,” addresses tangible security threats across seven broad categories: insider risk, surface transportation, checkpoint strategies, workforce support,
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Border representatives of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan meet to discuss direction
A meeting of the border representatives of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Batken direction and the border representatives of the
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Border Security and Migration Challenges in South East Europe – webinar now available to watch
Despite the recent lockdowns of many countries borders, during the Coronavirus pandemic, illegal migration, human trafficking and smuggling continues to
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A triangle of vulnerability – Changing patterns of illicit trafficking off the Swahili coast
A triangle of vulnerability for illicit trafficking is emerging as a key geographic space along Africa’s eastern seaboard – the
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Europol publishes the new EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2020
Report features facts, figures and trends regarding terrorist attacks and arrests in the EU in 2019 Terrorists’ ultimate goal is
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A successful conclusion to a joint operation between the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard, in collaboration with the DEA and HSI agencies of the United States
3,800 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Valencia in a month during the state of alarm Six containers
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Criminal group in Paris was distributing forged, stolen and lost EU documents to irregular migrants across Europe
The French Border Police (Police Aux Frontières) within the French National Police (Police Nationale), supported by Europol, dismantled a large
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Major Strike on International Drug Crime
Two organized criminal groups, 13 defendants – are the result of an investigation conducted by the Carpathian OSG together with
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Polish Border Guards arrest member of international organized criminal group
Officers from the Silesian Department of the Border Guard, on the order of the Prosecutor of the Lesser Poland Department
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Two Sri Lankan Men Sentenced For Offences Under The Passports Act And National Registration Act
Two Sri Lankan men, 21-year-old Pushparaj Kapil and 32-year-old Ramachandran Kriysso Prasshad, were convicted and sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment.
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OSCE-supported project on asset seizure, management and re-use in fight against organized crime and corruption in South-Eastern Europe continues
The Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network (BAMIN) Steering Group held an online meeting, supported by the OSCE, on 3 June
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Guardia Civil intercept sailboat with 5.1 tons of hashish
The Guardia Civil, in the course of the Operation YGARA, has arrested 19 people belonging to an international organization dedicated
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