IOM & Ethiopia’s Immigration Agency celebrate major strides in Immigration and Border Management
IOM and the Immigration, Nationality and Vital Events Agency (INVEA) held a ceremony at the Agency’s headquarters in Addis Ababa
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Operation KAFO III – disrupting firearms trafficking flows in the Sahel with UNODC support
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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Latest IOM Libya Migrant Report Published
DTM Libya identified a total of 621,007 migrants from over 43 nationalities in the 100 Libyan municipalities during Round 39
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EU external borders in 2021: Arrivals above pre-pandemic levels
According to preliminary figures collected by Frontex, the total number of illegal border-crossings in 2021 was just short of 200
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GAO Study Identifies Strategies Used by Criminal Groups and Terrorists and Federal Efforts to Combat Them
FinCEN identified trafficking activity of transnational criminal organizations and terrorist groups as among the most significant illicit finance threats facing
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Guardia Civil rescues a drifting canoe with 105 people on board
The Guardia Civil Guard has rescued more than 100 immigrants adrift in a canoe-type boat, 160 miles from Nouadhibou (Mauritania).
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BOC NAIA, PDEA, NAIA-IADITG Seize 4.143 Million worth of ECSTASY “Party Drugs” declared as switch panels
The Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA (BOC NAIA) and the Philippine Drug enforcement Agency (PDEA) and NAIA-IADITG seized a
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CBP Encounter Drugs Within Load of Auto Parts
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, Port of Nogales officers arrested a Mexican national in connection to
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Central Asia, beyond scratching the surface
The Central Asian region, and, especially, its borders security, recently came to the attention of a wider public due to
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Countering Illicit Finance and Trade: Better Information Sharing and Collaboration Needed to Combat Trade-Based Money Laundering
Some criminal groups use a process called trade-based money laundering to hide their illicit funds. These schemes can include things
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UNODC further Enhancing Regional Counter-Terrorism Capacity in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa continues to be confronted with serious and evolving threats of terrorism which threatens peace and security and undermines
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Philippines Inaugurate BOC-AMLC Coordinating Center
As part of the Philippines Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) commitment to border protection, the BOC together with the Anti-Money Laundering
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Addressing the Humanitarian side of Irregular Migration
As irregular migration continues to be a significant challenge for border management agencies, the ever-present potential consequence of illegally crossing
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COVID-19 secure borders: Using technology to safely reopen travel to the Seychelles islands
On March 25, 2021 the small island nation of the Seychelles made the difficult decision to fully open its borders
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Over $20 million of illicit cigarette sticks up in smoke
Investigations are underway following the detection and destruction of 18 million illicit cigarette sticks by the Australian Border Force (ABF).
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IOM’s World Migration Report Shows Global Displacement Rising Despite COVID-19 Mobility Limits
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched its flagship World Migration Report 2022 which reveals a dramatic increase in
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Nov/Dec issue of Border Security Report has arrived
Download your copy of the November/December 2021 issue of Border Security Report at www.border-security-report.com/BSR for the latest views and news.
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Border guards of Ukraine and Poland discussed a cooperation plan for 2022 in the field of cynology
One of the leading activities of the Cynological Training Center of the State Border Guard Service is international cooperation. The
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