One To Watch – Cross-Border Tunnel Discovered in Nogales
Tucson Sector agents confirmed the existence of the tunnel around 7:45 p.m., following its initial discovery by video surveillance. Agents
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US Border Patrol seizes nearly $2.5M Worth of Drugs in the Rio Grande Valle
Last weekend, Rio Grande Valley agents seized more than 350 pounds of marijuana, and over 65 pounds of methamphetamine in
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One To Watch – 552kg of cocaine found in banana pulp from Brazil
A joint investigation into a shipment of approximately 552 kilograms of cocaine concealed in bags of banana pulp from Brazil
Read moreSituation at EU external borders – detections down in September
The number of illegal border crossings at Europe’s external borders fell by 21% in the first nine months of this
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Frontex launches second operation in Montenegro
Today Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is launching its second operation in Montenegro. Earlier this year, Frontex
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US CBP Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Southwest Border Migration and Enforcement Statistics
FY2020 CBP Enforcement US CBP encounters with illegal border crossers decreased 53 percent in FY20 with 458,088 people encountered, down
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Strengthened Partnerships on Migration Discussed at Seventh EU-IOM Strategic Meeting
Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) met virtually today (13/10) to advance
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ACI publishes alternatives to physical distancing at airport security checkpoints – Simulations show that physical distancing reduces checkpoint capacity by up to 75%
Airports Council International (ACI World) has today released findings of simulations on the impact of applying physical distancing at airport
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Officers Identify 715 Potential Victims of Labour Exploitation in Two Pan-European Joint Action Days
Between 14 and 20 September 2020, Europol supported two Europe-wide joint action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation. The
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Arrest of an alleged member of the so-called Islamic State by Spanish Guardia Civil
Europol collaborated with the Spanish Guardia Civil in arresting an Algerian national on 30 September suspected of allegedly supporting the
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