Australia and PNG authorities target illegal activity along shared border
Australia and Papua New Guinean authorities have completed the latest joint patrol across the Torres Strait and PNG’s Western Province
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US CBP officers in Cincinnati intercepted $19 million MSRP in designer watches and high-end fashion accessories
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the port of Cincinnati stopped a shipment on June 3 containing 111 pieces
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11 million cigarettes seized in an operation against tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting
The Spanish Civil Guard has seized 11 million cigarettes, equivalent to 585,374 packs, and more than eight tons of loose
Read moreOver 100,000 euros worth of smuggled gold items were seized by Bulgarian customs officers
Over 850 grams of smuggled gold items were seized by customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo BCP during two inspections
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The Bulgarian Anti-Corruption Bureau (GDBOP) arrests a group for environmental crimes and money laundering
The four also carried out transactions outside the country, avoiding paying customs duties. The activities of an organized criminal group,
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Europe-wide race to locate fugitives unfolds at Europol
Nearly 100 investigators and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialists from 31 countries gathered at Europol headquarters in The Hague on 3
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Crime family who used corrupt airline check-in attendant to help smuggle vast amounts of drugs cash to the UAE are convicted
A criminal family and their associates smuggled almost £30 million of cash out of the UK to the United Arab
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Cigarettes and heated tobacco products detained by customs officers in the Silistra region
Bulgarian customs officers at Lesovo BCP discovered 190 000 (9500 boxes) of smuggled cigarettes in a truck carrying metal products.
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Illegal tobacco distribution scheme uncovered in Townsville, Australia
Officers from the Australian Border Force (ABF) have carried out operational activity to disrupt the distribution of illicit tobacco in
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30,000 Tramadol pills intercepted by US CBP in Cincinnati
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment on Dec. 4 containing 30,000 Tramadol tablets, a schedule
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Around the World in 60 Days
Border security remains a critical focus for nations worldwide, especially as migration patterns shift and security concerns escalate. In the
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A criminal organization dedicated to the international smuggling of tobacco and nitrous oxide has been dismantled in Spain
Spanish National Police officers, in a joint operation with Customs Surveillance of the Tax Agency, have dismantled a criminal organization
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First-of-its-kind global Customs operation uncovers dual threat of illicit trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive material
The World Customs Organization (WCO) demonstrated the important role Customs play in protecting society from the illicit movement of dangerous
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Smarter Borders: How Technology and Strategy Must Work Together
By Mira Technologies Securing a national border today is far more complex than building a wall, a fence or installing
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Drones and Borders: Fragmented Responses or a Global Framework?
By Adnane Kaab, International strategy, geopolitics, and foresight analyst, with a background as a senior officer in the Royal Moroccan
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Minneapolis US CBP officers seize 165,000 illicit vaping products
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Minneapolis-St. Paul recently seized pallets of illicit vaping products for violating the U.S
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US CBP seizes firearms and over $131K in currency at El Paso ports of entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso recently discovered and seized
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Major blow to billion-euro glass eel trafficking networks
Authorities from 21 countries across Europe and beyond joined forces with Europol to target organised crime groups behind the illegal
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