MIGRATION

80,000 people and 18,000 vehicles crossed Ukraine’s western borders with the EU and Moldova during the day on May 22
32,000 people left Ukraine and 19,000 of them – crossed the border with Poland, the rest went to Slovakia, Hungary,
DRUGS

US CBP Officers Seize More Than Half a Million Dollars of Narcotics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico East Port of Entry, intercepted over half a million dollars’ worth







COUNTER TERRORISM

Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
Responses to terrorism must be anchored in the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality to ensure their effectiveness,
BIOMETRICS

Jordan: Inauguration of the Borders and Residency Department (BRD) Document Laboratory
Representatives from the Jordanian Authorities, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development as implementing organisation and partner organisation the United Nations Office on
CUSTOMS & TRADE

82 people arrested and 58 high-end vehicles recovered in a macro-operation against illicit vehicle trafficking
Agents of the Spanish National Police have arrested 82 people and recovered 58 high-end vehicles, in a macro-operation against illicit
MARITIME

US Air and Maritime Operations Finds 215 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden Inside a Boat in Las Croabas 
Customs and Maritime Operations Agents (AMO) agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found 475 pounds (215.5 kilos) of cocaine
HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Multiple Swimmers Thwarted from Entering the U.S.
San Diego Sector (SDC) Border Patrol encountered multiple swimmers last week. In the early morning of May 16, San Diego












ORGANISED CRIME

Dismantled a criminal organization that had established a bank parallel to the legal one that obtained daily profits of up to 250,000 euros
The Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Heilbronn Police Headquarters, Germany, have
SMUGGLING

10 tons of waste stopped at the Romanian border
The Bihor border guards carried out an inspection on a vehicle consisting of a tractor and a semi-trailer, driven by
TECHNOLOGY

The Spanish Civil Guard carries out drill exercises with new technological tools to search for missing persons
The Spanish Civil Guard has carried out a drill-exercise in the town of Cercedilla (Madrid) to put into practice new
CONGRESS NEWS
The latest news and information from the World Border Security Congress

World Border Security Congress 2022 closed last week
World Border Security Congress 2022 closed last week after what was agreed by all to have been a great success.
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