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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Smuggling
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
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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Polish Border Guard seize 6.4 million złoty worth of illegal cigarettes, brought in from Western Europe.
Officers determined that a large shipment of tobacco products could reach Poland without Polish excise stamps. They planned actions and carried
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Polish Border Guards prevented the smuggling of 554 kg of raw tobacco.
During joint operations on the A4 motorway, officers of the Border Guard and KAS in a passenger car revealed half
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Officers from the facility in Hrebenne, acting on the order of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Zamość, arrested seven members
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Lithuanian Border Guards Pull Smuggled Cigarettes Out of the Nemunas River Again
Officers of the Lithuanian border guard of the Varėna border team of the SBGS noticed a suspicious quadrangular shape in
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Polish-Czech operations against the tobacco mafia
Officers from the Border Guard Post in Jelenia Góra and the Czech customs services from Hradec Kralove, coordinated by Europol,
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Illicit Tobacco Taskforce targets international and domestic tobacco smuggling rings
The Australian Border Force (ABF) led Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) has disrupted the activities of two alleged organised crime syndicates
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A total of 13 individuals were arrested in Denmark for their alleged role in smuggling counterfeit cigarettes produced in a clandestine factory and destined to the United Kingdom
The timely exchange of intelligence via Europol between the Danish, Dutch and Polish investigators was essential in the success of
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US Agriculture Specialists Intercept Potentially Dangerous Tanzanian Wasps and Mantids
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in Memphis, TN were inspecting a shipment from Tanzania in route to
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Cigarettes seized by the Romanian border police
On March 8 this year, at the level of the Sighetu Marmației Border Police Sector, an action was carried out
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Police and customs authorities worldwide are warning the public to be vigilant with their gift-giving after they have seized over €16 million worth of fake toys during the recent festive period
Close to 5 million counterfeit toys have been confiscated as a result of Operation LUDUS organised by Europol with the
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Ukraine Border Guards Prevent Groups Smuggling Cigarettes to Romania
Border guards of the Chernivtsi border guard detachment prevented two attempts to smuggle cigarettes to Romania. During the patrolling, Ukraine
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