Over 56 400 cultural goods seized and 67 arrests in action involving 31 countries
Despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the Pandora operation targeting the illicit trafficking of cultural goods
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Smuggling
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
About 4 tons of tobacco leaves, found hidden in a truck
Border guards at the Giurgiu Border Crossing Point found a Bulgarian citizen carrying 3,836 kilograms of tobacco leaves, hidden among sunflower
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INTERPOL launches app to better protect cultural heritage
An app launched by INTERPOL will help identify stolen cultural property, reduce illicit trafficking, and increase the chances of recovering
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Border guards seize more than 15 million smuggled cigarettes
Latvian border guards detained members of an organized group engaged in the production of counterfeit cigarettes and seized more than
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6,667 Counterfeit Coins & 1,589 Counterfeit $100 Bills From China Stopped by US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago’s International Mail Facility (IMF) recently seized 281 shipments containing various counterfeit
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US CBP in San Juan Finds an Additional $300K in Undeclared Currency Concealed in a Sink destined for the Dominican Republic on the Ferry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized an additional $300K from the same cargo truck where they had found
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Nearly $3.6 Million Worth of Fake Cartier Bracelets Seized by US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati inspected a large shipment from China and found what appeared to
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Over 1,100 Packets Containing ED Medication Intercepted by US CBP in St. Louis
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in St. Louis seized 1,176 packets of Leopard Miracle Honey in a shipment
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US CBP in Puerto Rico Seizes 1,869 Counterfeit Viagra Pills and 1,620 Unsafe Motorcycle Helmets
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers and Import Specialists in the Port of San Juan recently seized 1,869 counterfeit Viagra
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A Pre-Trial Investigation into Cigarettes Flying A Drone From Belarus Has Been Completed
A pre-trial investigation conducted by the officials of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service suggests that the accused acted together
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Polish Border Guard officers from Lubaczów seized over half a ton of illegal tobacco
In the town of Żurawica near Przemyśl, Border Guard officers from the facility in Lubaczów, conducting road checks, selected a
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seizes 26 firearms at the Cornwall Port of Entry
The CBSA announced the seizure of 26 firearms and prohibited devices at the Cornwall port of entry. On March 28,
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Polish Border Guard Post in Biała Podlaska defeated an organized criminal group that smuggled tobacco
The methods of operation and people involved in smuggling cigarettes from Belarus to Poland across the border river Bug. The
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South American crackdown on illegal gun trade reveals serious trafficking despite pandemic
A police operation targeting firearms trafficking across South America has seen thousands of illicit firearms seized, thousands of arrests and
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Polish Border Officers seize over a ton of illegal raw tobacco
In the vicinity of Tarnów, a Citroen Jumper truck driven by a 26-year-old citizen of the Republic of Poland –
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Smugglers float cigarettes across Neris river on an inflatable mattress with GPS
Lithuanian border guards detained a cargo of more than a thousand packets of smuggled cigarettes floating in Neris river and
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Nigeria’s border closures haven’t served their purpose
The continued cross-border smuggling raises questions about the strategy’s effectiveness and the real reasons behind it In August 2019, Nigeria
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Lithuanian Border Guards stop smuggled cigarettes from Belarus
At Lithuania’s Kėdainiai railway station, after stopping and checking the cargo line, border guards found 12.5 thousand packets of smuggled
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