18 migrants stopped at the western border: 5 of them, detected with the help of a drone
Border police officers from the Vărşand Border Police Sector observed with the help of a drone, a group of five
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.
Five High Value Targets arrested as one of the largest networks smuggling migrants across the English Channel halted
A large-scale operation involving law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, France and Germany, coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, led
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Eighteen foreign citizens, detected in an attempt to cross the border illegally
At the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point , a Turkish citizen, driving a road vehicle registered in Turkey, presented himself for
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Three Bangladeshi men hiding in a trailer, spotted while trying to enter Western Europe illegally
At the Romanian Cenad Border Crossing Point, Timiş County, a 44-year-old Romanian citizen presented himself for border formalities on his way
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Ramey US CBP Agents Apprehend 30 Undocumented Migrants in Two Separate Locations in North Western Puerto Rico
US Border Patrol apprehended 30 undocumented non-citizens on Tuesday during two separate migrant smuggling incidents in the coast of Aguadilla
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21 defendants detained in the case of the organized criminal group that specialized in migrant trafficking on the western border
Border police officers together with the police officers of the Arad Organized Crime Service carried out 35 home searches on
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15 arrested for arranging sham marriages in Cyprus
On 29 January, Europol’s Operational Task Force (OTF) Limassol carried out an action day led by Cyprus, involving Latvia and
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15 arrested in intercontinental crackdown against Nigerian crime syndicates
Between 7 and 9 December 2023, Europol coordinated a massive international operation targeting Nigerian criminal networks active in the EU
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Nineteen foreign citizens, illegally entering Romania detected by the border police using drones
Border police officers using land and aerial surveillance means, such as drones (UAVs) equipped with optoelectronic systems with night vision,
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Significant rise in irregular border crossings in 2023, highest since 2016
The number of irregular border crossings at the EU’s external border in 2023 reached a total of approximately 380 000,
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Four foreigners claiming to be Afghan citizens found in the truck trailerFour foreigners claiming to be Afghan citizens
Four foreigners were detained last week (January 10, 2024) as a result of information obtained from police officers from the
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US CBP agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working their assigned duties interdicted a human smuggling attempt yielding the apprehension of five migrants.
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Seven foreign nationals who illegally crossed the state border, discovered by border police
On 29.12.2023, border police from the Ostrov Border Police Sector detected the seven people who did not justify their presence
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50 foreign citizens, detected in an attempt to cross the Romanian border illegally
At the Romanian Nădlac Border Crossing Point , two Turkish citizens, driving road vehicles registered in Turkey, showed up for border formalities
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US CBP Air and Marine Operations Southeast Region crews apprehend 1,086 migrants in December
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Southeast Region crews worked with U.S. Coast Guard, Homeland Security Task Force-Southeast, local
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The Spanish Civil Guardia and the Spanish National Police dismantle a criminal organization dedicated to human trafficking for sexual exploitation and release twelve victims
Agents of the Spanish Civil Guard and the Spanish National Police have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to human trafficking
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58 foreign citizens, detected in an attempt to cross the border illegally
At the Romanian Nădlac II Border Crossing Point, a Turkish citizen, driving a road vehicle registered in Turkey, presented himself
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Bulgaria’s GDBOP officers neutralized an organized criminal group involved in the trafficking of illegal migrants
The special operation was carried out by the GDBOP, under the supervision of the prosecutor’s office and with the active
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