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Customs and Trade News 

Seized 170,000 fake items in an operation against the illicit toy trade in the Christmas campaign

8th December 20226th December 2022 Tony Kingham illicit goods

National Police agents and Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency, within the framework of the Ludus III operation, led

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News Smuggling 

Pre-Columbian Artifacts Seized by CBP are Returned to the Dominican Republic

25th February 202225th February 2022 NeilWalker border security, illicit goods, smuggling antiquities, USCBP

San Juan, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the official handout to

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News Smuggling 

Over $20 million of illicit cigarette sticks up in smoke

8th December 20218th December 2021 NeilWalker ABF, bordersecurity, collaboration, illicit goods

Investigations are underway following the detection and destruction of 18 million illicit cigarette sticks by the Australian Border Force (ABF).

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News Smuggling 

Crackdown on illicit health and counterfeit products identifies 179 suspects in Southern Africa

6th August 20216th August 2021 NeilWalker border security, illicit goods, interpol, smuggling

An operation across Southern Africa supported by INTERPOL against the trafficking of illicit health products and other goods has led

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Drugs News 

Trident Taskforce Seize Drugs and Chemicals in Joint Operation

30th July 202130th July 2021 NeilWalker ABF, border security, drug smuggling, drugs, illicit goods

Detectives from the Trident Taskforce yesterday arrested two people and seized significant quantities of GBL and 1,4 Butanediol as part

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Features 

An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism and Illicit Trade in East Africa

4th June 20212nd June 2021 NeilWalker border management, border security, counter terrorism, illicit goods

East Africa, which has experienced relative stability on the African continent and is considered a key security partner in the

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News Organised Crime 

New Report on Global Illicit Economy Looks at Trajectories, Impact and Future of Transnational Organised Crime

15th March 202112th March 2021 NeilWalker border security, cross border crime, human rights, illicit goods, organized 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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Smuggling 

Seized Products Violating IPR Laws Reach New Statistical Highs in Puerto Rico and USVI

6th January 20216th January 2021 NeilWalker counterfeit goods, illicit goods, smuggling

With the holiday season ending, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

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Smuggling 

Fake Perfume and Shisha Tobacco Operation in Istanbul by Customs Enforcement Team

15th December 202015th December 2020 NeilWalker illicit goods, smuggling, tobacco smuggling

As a result of the intelligence work carried out within the scope of anti-smuggling activities carried out by the teams

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Smuggling 

Philippines Customs Seizes Php 1.72M-worth of Agarwood, world’s most expensive tree

15th December 202015th December 2020 NeilWalker CustomsPH, illicit goods, smuggling

The Philippines Bureau of Customs – Port of Davao, through its office at the Davao International Airport and its Environmental

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Organised Crime Smuggling 

Latest Webinar Available to Watch – Smuggling & Trade in Illicit Goods, Antiquities and Endangered Species

26th November 202026th November 2020 NeilWalker illicit goods, smuggling antiquities, wildlife trafficking

If you missed the recent webinar, it is now available to watch at www.border-security-report.com/illicit-goods-webinar The global trade in endangered species,

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Smuggling 

Tobacco Smuggling Decreases by 2-3 times through Ukraine Routes

10th November 20209th November 2020 NeilWalker cross border crime, illicit goods, smuggling, tobacco smuggling

“We are quite active in fighting the organized cross-border crime organized by criminal groups, expose schemes and ways of smuggling

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Smuggling 

Four Romanian citizens investigated for smuggling 30,000 packs of cigarettes confiscated at northern border

6th November 20205th November 2020 NeilWalker illicit goods, narcotics, smuggling

Border police officers from ITPF Sighetu Marmației discovered and confiscated, following some actions and two home searches carried out in

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Smuggling 

CBSA investigation into steroid smuggling ring leads to guilty pleas and sentencing

5th November 20203rd November 2020 NeilWalker CBSA, illicit goods, smuggling

Despite the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) remains committed to the safeguarding of our

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News 

Smuggling & Trade in Illicit Goods, Antiquities and Endangered Species Webinar

5th November 20205th November 2020 NeilWalker endangered species, illicit goods, wildlife trafficking

WEDNESDAY 26th NOVEMBER 8.30am EST / 1.30pm UK / 2.30pm CET The global trade in endangered species, over 1.5 million

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Smuggling 

Smugglers was detained at the Kyrgyz Kyzyl-Kiya border

5th November 20203rd November 2020 NeilWalker illicit goods, smuggling

Kyrgyz border guards of the Kyzyl-Kiya-Avtodorozhniy checkpoint, together with employees of the GTS under the PKR, stopped the smuggled cargo

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Drugs Organised Crime 

Air and Marine Operations Seizes Massive Amounts of Cash, Guns, and Drugs in FY2020

4th November 20203rd November 2020 NeilWalker CBPAMO, drug smuggling, drugs, illicit goods, narcotics, USCBP

Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents

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Smuggling 

Romania Border Guards find 360 kg of loose tobacco hidden amongst bags of pellets

4th November 20203rd November 2020 NeilWalker illicit goods, smuggling, tobacco smuggling

The border guards from the Coast Guard – Ostrov Border Crossing Point discovered, in a van driven by a Romanian

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