MIGRATION
EU external borders: irregular crossings down 18% in the first 7 months of 2025
Irregular border crossings into the European Union fell by 18%, to 95 200, in the first seven months of 2025,
DRUGS
US CBP intercepts more dangerous ketamine and LSD shipped from the Netherlands
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seized a half pound of ketamine and 10 doses of LSD in
COUNTER TERRORISM
Europol coordinates operation against terrorist content online targeting minors
On 27 May, Europol coordinated a Referral Action Day (RAD) on minors’ exploitation and radicalisation online. More than 2 000
BIOMETRICS
Age estimation technology from Cognitec achieves best average ranking in NIST Test
Cognitec tops the leaderboard of average ranking for the accuracy of age estimation and verification technologies, according to test results
CUSTOMS & TRADE
Sports shoes likely to be counterfeit, worth approximately one million euros, discovered by Romanian border police
A joint team made up of border policemen from the Coast Guard and customs inspectors from the Constanța South-Agigea Border
MARITIME
Seven tonnes of clams unfit for human consumption seized in hit against illegal fisheries
While millions of tourists stream to Iberian holiday hotspots to enjoy their culinary and other offerings, Spanish and Portuguese law
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Dozens of sex trafficking victims in Austria – five arrests in Colombia
Austrian and Colombian law enforcement authorities, supported by Europol, have rescued dozens of Colombian women from violent sexual exploitation in
ORGANISED CRIME
Frontex Executive Director meets the head of Polish Border Guard
Frontex Executive Director Hans Leijtens met in Warsaw with Major General Robert Bagan, Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Border Guard, for
SMUGGLING
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
Border police officers from the Satu Mare Territorial Service of the Border Police carried out an action to combat cigarette
INDUSTRY NEWS
Motorola Solutions aquires CRFS
Motorola Solutions has aquired CRFS Ltd, a global leader in radio frequency (RF) intelligence technology, as part of its acquisition
CONGRESS NEWS
The latest news and information from the World Border Security Congress
Expectations of the Nigerians at the 2025 World Border Security Congress
By Alhaji Ado Mu’azu, Deputy Director General, State Security Service, Nigeria and guest at the 2025 World Border Security Congress.
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