Human Smugglers Continue to Disregard Public Safety in the US Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 17 arrests from three human smuggling events. On September 15, RGV
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Author: Tony Kingham
Frontex aircraft fly 1000 mission
Planes and drones deployed by Frontex to support EU Member States with fighting cross-border crime and search and rescue have
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20 countries spin a web for human traffickers during a hackathon
On 6 September 2022, an EMPACT joint action day, coordinated by the Netherlands, targeted criminal networks using websites and social
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US Border Patrol agents seize more than $1.7 million worth of meth
Blaine Sector Border Patrol agents seized a 2006 Hummer H3 and nearly 450 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in a residential
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US RGV Agents Disrupt Smuggling Attempts
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents made 20 arrests disrupting four smuggling events. On September 16, Fort Brown
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US Border Patrol Intercepts $285K in Narcotics
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman accused of smuggling narcotics that included methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. The
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32 arrests in series of actions against the Italian mafia in Spain
Last week, 32 suspects tied to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta were arrested in Spain for their involvement in large-scale drug trafficking
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Frontex strengthens support to Moldova
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has deployed additional 20 officers to Moldova to support the local authorities
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US CBP Officers Seize $211K Worth of Cocaine at Veterans International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Veterans International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine valued at
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FATF and INTERPOL intensify global asset recovery
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and INTERPOL have launched a joint initiative to deprive criminals of their dirty money,
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One of Europe’s biggest money launderers arrested in Spain
One of Europe’s biggest money launderers was arrested on 12 September in Malaga, Spain, as a result of an international
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US CBP Officers Seize $2.3 Million in Methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $2,384,668 in
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US CBP Signs Mutual Recognition Arrangement with Brazil
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Customs Authority Receita Federal today signed an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Mutual Recognition
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Migrant smugglers using private aircraft grounded in Belgium and Italy
Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities in Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and the United States
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Indra’s ‘Crow’ System Counteracts a Drone Attack During a Demonstration at Unvex
Two small unmanned aircraft take off without authorization in the vicinity of an airbase, putting the safety of the air
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Coordinated Enforcement Effort Halts Smuggling Attempt Near South Padre Island
On September 2, RGV agents and National Guard observed a female noncitizen cross illegally into the U.S. at the mouth
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Spanish authorities break into narco bank
Over EUR 4 million in cash seized from criminal network providing illicit financial services A massive international organised crime ring
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131 migrants hidden in trucks, detected within 24 hours, at the border with Hungary
A Turkish citizen and a Romanian citizen, driving vehicles registered in Turkey and Romania, presented themselves for border formalities on
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