Lorry driver and 16 migrants arrested in NCA operation targeting organised immigration crime
A Turkish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences on a motorway slip road, as part
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border security
Latest webinar recording now available A View to a Border 2: Operational Challenges to Counter Terrorism in the context of Cross-border Cooperation
Watch the webinar – A View to a Border: 2. Operational Challenges to Counter Terrorism in the context of Cross-border
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New Report on Global Illicit Economy Looks at Trajectories, Impact and Future of Transnational Organised Crime
The Global Initiative’s new report ‘The global illicit economy: Trajectories of transnational organized crime’ gives a graphic illustration of how
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Philippines BOC Enhances Risk Management Capabilities
In line with the Philippines Bureau of Customs (BOC) commitment on its mandate of securing the borders, BOC through 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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Argentine Gendarmerie seize group using hoses to smuggle oil to Bolivia
Argentine Gendarmerie Force personnel raided a farm located on the Argentine side of the Quebrada Internacional, where they discovered an
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CDS Nigeria Urges Telecom Service Providers to Cooperate to Combat Insecurity
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Lucky Irabor has urged telecommunications service providers operating within the shores of
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UNODC Launch Annual ‘Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime’ Report
It is impossible to identify clear pan-continental, let alone global, trends on how COVID-19 has impacted wildlife crime to date.
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Official meeting of the Romanian Border Police leadership with the one in Serbia
During the meeting, the heads of the two delegations analyzed the operative situation at the Romanian-Serbian border, discussed the current
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Gang Smuggling Indian Nationals Busted in Romania
Europol supported the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) to dismantle an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling. Law enforcement authorities
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CBP Seizes Large Shipment of Designer Watches, Again, Worth $15M
For the second time in seven days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Louisville
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1.5 tonne heroin haul seized in international operation
An operation involving the National Crime Agency has resulted in the one of the largest ever seizures of heroin in
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Turkish Customs Enforcement Teams Seize Drugs Hidden in Fiber Quilt and Clothes
In the operation carried out at Denizli Çardak Airport by the Customs Enforcement teams of the Ministry of Commerce, 29
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25 kilograms of drugs seized by Turkish Customs Enforcement teams
A bus with foreign license plates coming from Iraq to the customs gate was considered risky by the Habur Customs
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Guardia Civil arrest 23 for trafficking marijuana from Cádiz to Galicia and northern Europe
The Guardia Civil has arrested 23 people for growing marijuana in Cádiz and trafficking the drug in Galicia and northern
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EUBAM and Odesa Regional State Administration coordinate efforts in border management-related matters
The Head of the European Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), Slawomir Pichor, met with the Head of
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Frontex renews working arrangement with Georgia
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, renewed its working arrangement with the Ministry of the Internal Affairs of
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CBP Seizes Counterfeit AirPods, Electronic Devices Valued at Over $1.6M
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston Seaport intercepted counterfeit AirPods and other electronic devices with a
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