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News Weapons 

US CBP Firearms Seizures Rise

20th January 202317th January 2023 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

U.S. Border Patrol agents recovered two firearms during two separate incidents this week. “We have seen an increase in armed

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News Weapons 

Arrested for disseminating instructions and manufacturing methods for homemade weapons and explosives over the Internet

6th January 20232nd January 2023 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

The Spanish Civil Guard, as part of the Napalm operation, has arrested a man in the town of Ripoll (Girona)

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News Weapons 

US CBP Officers Seize Several Weapons and Ammunition at Eagle Pass Port of Entry

2nd January 20232nd January 2023 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working outbound operations seized multiple weapons in two

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News Weapons 

US CBP in Indianapolis Seize Illegally Shipped Firearm Parts

22nd December 202221st December 2022 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

In a 24-hour timeframe, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis, seized

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Human Trafficking News 

910 potential victims of human trafficking identified across Europe

8th December 20226th December 2022 Tony Kingham border security, drug trafficking, empact, europol, human trafficking, weapon trafficking

Between 24 and 30 October, law enforcement authorities across Europe jointly targeted firearms trafficking, drugs trafficking, migrant smuggling and trafficking

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News Weapons 

Frontex and Moldovan authorities practice detecting firearms

29th November 202228th November 2022 Tony Kingham frontex, weapon trafficking, weapons

In November, Frontex held a firearms detection course in Ungheni, Moldova, together with the Moldovan Border Police and Member States’

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Drugs News 

Spanish National Police dismantles a criminal group dedicated to arms and drug trafficking and arrests one of EUROPOL’s priority targets

4th November 20221st November 2022 Tony Kingham drug trafficking, money laundering, weapon trafficking

Among the 25 people arrested is a high value target -high value target- of EUROPOL, who acted as leader of

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News Weapons 

Two brothers arrested for arms trafficking in Malaga

18th August 202216th August 2022 Tony Kingham arms trafficking, weapon trafficking

The Spanish Civil Guard, within the framework of the so-called “Terral” operation, has arrested two brothers in Malaga who, through

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News Weapons 

Europol is working closely with Ukrainian officials to mitigate the threat of arms trafficking into the European Union

25th July 202224th July 2022 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

Europol is working closely with Ukrainian officials to mitigate the threat of arms trafficking into the European Union. We have

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News Weapons 

Arrests, thousands of seizures in African clampdown on firearms trafficking

5th July 20224th July 2022 Tony Kingham interpol, weapon trafficking

An international police operation coordinated by INTERPOL targeting the movement of illicit firearms in Central and West Africa has led

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News Weapons 

Frontex supports European and international authorities combat firearms smuggling

4th July 20224th July 2022 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking, weapons

Arms smuggling is a criminal threat affecting law enforcement officers around the world. Frontex has published a new international version

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News Weapons 

Spain arrests two for supplying conflict zones with weapons

4th May 20223rd May 2022 Tony Kingham weapon trafficking

Two suspected members of a criminal organisation arming criminal organisations across the world have been arrested in Spain with Europol’s

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Human Trafficking Weapons 

Fabrice Leggeri: “We are concerned about human trafficking and gun smuggling”

12th April 202212th April 2022 Tony Kingham human trafficking, weapon trafficking

Frontex Executive Director gave an interview to the Greek newspaper ‘’To Vima’’ and talked about the risks of increased trafficking

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Drugs News Weapons 

Three people arrested for illegal manufacture of explosives and arms trafficking

16th February 202214th February 2022 Tony Kingham drug trafficking, explosives, terrorism, weapon trafficking

The Spanish Civil Guard, within the framework of the so-called Boxes-Charada operation, has proceeded in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra) to arrest one

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News Weapons 

Over 1 530 firearms taken off the streets in Europol-coordinated operation

14th January 202214th January 2022 Tony Kingham europol, smuggling, weapon trafficking, weapons

A total of 1 534 firearms have been seized in an international law enforcement operation targeting the illegal trade of

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News Weapons 

Operation KAFO III – disrupting firearms trafficking flows in the Sahel with UNODC support

10th January 202210th January 2022 Tony Kingham firearms, weapon trafficking, weapons

In a two-week long operation against firearms trafficking in the Sahel, 850 officers from across relevant law enforcement agencies seized

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News Organised Crime Smuggling Terrorism Weapons 

Asia: Thousands of firearms destroyed following counter-terrorism operation

4th January 20224th January 2022 Tony Kingham border security, cross border crime, terrorism, weapon trafficking

Terrorism and organized crime are invariably linked to the illicit trafficking of firearms, often across borders. A recent INTERPOL-led operation

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News Terrorism Weapons 

Terrorism and organized crime are invariably linked to the illicit trafficking of firearms, often across borders

21st December 202120th December 2021 Tony Kingham fire arms trafficking, interpol, Operation Trigger-Salvo, terrorism, weapon trafficking

A recent INTERPOL-led operation codenamed Trigger-Salvo saw law enforcement from 10 countries in Central, East and Southeast Asia coordinate in

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