2,040 tonnes of illegal pesticides seized and 21 suspects arrested in global operation
Eighth edition of annual joint effort between public and private sector marks the largest seizure of fake or illegal pesticides
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Month: October 2023
Frontex boosts support to Italy
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, will expand its support for Italy following the recent spike in the
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The Most Precise ID Verification Is Here: Regula Extends its Most Comprehensive Document Template Database to 13,000 Items
Regula, a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification solutions, has reached another milestone in enlarging its identity document
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One of Europe’s most wanted drug traffickers behind bars and 16 arrested in Brazil
A total of 16 suspects have been arrested this week in a major international operation against an organised crime group
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Targeting logistics: drivers’ migrant smuggling cell dismantled in Bulgaria
On 4 October, Europol supported Bulgarian authorities in dismantling a migrant smuggling group active at the periphery of the so-called
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Frontex Industry Days: light technical equipment for cross-border crime counteraction
On 9 and 10 November, Frontex is organising Industry Days focused on light technical equipment for tackling cross-border crime at
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DroneShield releases DroneSentry-X Mk2 for Multi-Mission Counter-UAS Applications
DroneShield to release the DroneSentry-X Mk2 (“DroneSentry-X”), a multi-mission Counter-UAS solution for mobile and expeditionary fixed-site applications. The DroneSentry-X supports passive
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US CBP officers seize over $1 million in cocaine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to Rio Grande City Port of Entry cargo operations
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OSI Systems Awarded 10-Year Contract for Cargo Turnkey Screening in Uruguay
OSI Systems has announced that its Security division has entered into a 10-year contract to provide a turnkey screening solution
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A single seizure results in over $5 million worth of marijuana at Otay Mesa Cargo Facility
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility seized over $5 million worth
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Future of policing main focus as police chiefs meet at Europol
Top law enforcement officials from Europe and key partner countries convened at Europol’s headquarters last week to discuss the new
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Two human smuggling attempts halted at Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint
Laredo Sector US CBP agents halted two human smuggling attempts involving commercial vehicles at the I-35 checkpoint. On Sept. 27,
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San Diego US CBP and Mexican authorities increase binational operations to combat human smuggling
Acknowledging the continued need for a united front against transnational criminal organizations, the San Diego Border Patrol and its Mexican
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100 foreign citizens, detected by the border police – A Serbian citizen was remanded in custody
At the Romanian Cenad Border Crossing Point , ITPF Timişoara, the border police performed the border formalities, on the way out of
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Four Locals Arrested for Transporting Migrants After a Yola with over 50 Migrants Makes Landfall Near Isabela, Puerto Rico
US Border Patrol agents arrested Monday four US citizens found transporting non-citizens during the search for a group of over
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INTERPOL calls for a common security agenda for a safer Africa
Addressing the growth in transnational organized crime and increasing terrorism, police representatives from across Africa are attending INTERPOL’s 26th African
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Arrested in Solsona (Lleida) for illegally introducing state-of-the-art firearms into Spain
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested a man in Solsona (Lleida) dedicated to acquiring firearms abroad and subsequently introducing them
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The Spanish National Police receives a delegation of 19 border specialists to demonstrate police cooperation practices
Lats week the Spanish National Police received a delegation of 19 border specialists, from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, to demonstrate
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