Massive drug seizures in twin operations across Africa and Middle East
Two recent INTERPOL-coordinated operations aimed at disrupting drug trafficking in Africa and the Middle East mobilized law enforcement in 41
Read More
Author: Tony Kingham
US CBP release operational figures that show there continues to be a large influx of illegal migration along the Southwest Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today released operational statistics for April 2021, which can be viewed here. “CBP continues to
Read More
12 arrested in France in latest hit against tobacco smugglers
Earlier this week, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested 5 individuals
Read More
Over 22,000 packs of cigarettes discovered and confiscated at the northern border
Romanian border guards carried out an action to combat cigarette smuggling. In a vehicle they discovered 18 packages wrapped in
Read More
US CBP announces $46 million in new technology that will enhance security and efficiency of rail cargo inspections
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unveiled a $46 million dollar initiative today to enhance the security and efficiency of
Read More
Six Afghans stopped on the illegal road to the Schengen area
Romanian border guards from the Berveni Sector carried out an action in combating illegal migration. They stopped people walking 50
Read More
Six Smuggling Events Lead to 136 Arrests in the US Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of state and local law enforcement, interdicted six human
Read More
Dismantled a criminal organization that introduced cocaine into Spain inside “pregnant” pineapples
Spanish agents of the Civil Guard, National Police and officials of the Tax Agency have developed the operation “Fresa-M”, in
Read More
10 foreign nationals, detected by the Romanian border police
Romanian Border Police interdict illegal migration of a group of ten foreign citizens discovered in the area of Gîrla Mare. During
Read More
Veridos reaches halfway point and first results in D4FLY project
Two years ago, the EU-funded “D4FLY” project started, with the aim of improving document and identity verification techniques at border-crossing
Read More
Drug smuggling into Sweden is more extensive than previous studies have shown
Significantly more drugs than previous studies have shown are probably smuggled to Sweden every year. This is shown by the police’s
Read More
UNODC and USAID join forces to fight transnational conservation crimes in the Amazon region
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an
Read More
Foreign citizens, rescued by border guards from the waters of the Danube River
Romanian Border Guards during the surveillance mission, observed an inflatable boat with thirteen people, heading from Serbia to the Romanian
Read More
Australian man who allegedly recruited for Islamic State arrested on return from Turkey
A wanted man has been arrested on his return to Australia from Turkey following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team
Read More
Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to transporting marijuana
Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to transporting marijuana on a large scale from the province of
Read More
A citizen of BiH and a Pakistani prevented from smuggling 18 migrants
On 4 May 2021, members of Bosnia and Herzegovina Border Police Unit prevented smuggling of 18 Afro-Asians. A citizen of
Read More
Over €1 million in cash seized as part of an investigation into a tobacco smuggling ring
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust with the involvement of 3 countries has resulted in the
Read More
Members of an international organized crime group were detained
Border Guard Unit detained five Polish citizens, members of an international organized crime group that smuggled tobacco products from Ukraine
Read More