$8.7 Million Fake Jewelry Seized by Cincinnati, Indianapolis CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati and Indianapolis seized four large shipments of jewelry deemed to be
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Smuggling
Smuggling of Goods – pharmaceuticals, booze/alcohol and tobacco
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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The Spanish Civil Guard dismantles a factory dedicated to tobacco smuggling in Los Corrales and detains one person
The Civil Guard dismantles a factory dedicated to tobacco smuggling and detains the person responsible for it for a smuggling
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Smugglers have unsuccessfully tried to navigate the Katra River
Officers of the Varėna border team of the SBGS at the confluence of the rivers Katra, Ūla and Pelesa in
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Two Ukrainians found with 7,500 packs of cigarettes on the northern border
On Sunday, January 2, this year, the border guards from the Tarna Mare Border Police Sector carried out an action to combat cigarette
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US CBP Seizes Over 50K Apple AirPods, Nintendo Game Consoles
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Houston Seaport seized Apple AirPods and Nintendo video game consoles in
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Hundreds of thousands of counterfeit perfumes, cosmetics and toys seized by border guards in 11 months in 2021
In the first 11 months of 2021, the Romanian Border Police, together with other competent authorities, carried out actions to
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SBGS officers intercept another cigarette raft in the Nemunas River
Officers of the Varėna border team captured a suspicious object in the Nemunas river, in the middle of which the
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US CBP Releases Operational Year 2021 Statistics
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released agency statistics for Fiscal Year 2021 covering all major areas of operations, including
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Asia: Thousands of firearms destroyed following counter-terrorism operation
Terrorism and organized crime are invariably linked to the illicit trafficking of firearms, often across borders. A recent INTERPOL-led operation
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Approximately 3.8 million packs of contraband cigarettes seized by border police in 11 months in 2021
In the first 11 months of 2021, border guards – independently or in collaboration with customs inspectors or representatives of
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Cigarettes worth over 460,000 lei, seized for confiscation by Maramures border police
Romanian border guards noticed, on the bed of the Laura River, several people carrying several bulky packages from the state
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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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544 arrests and €63 million of fake pharmaceuticals and illegal doping substances seized
Europol coordinated operation Shield II, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances. The
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Depleting fish stocks fueling transnational crime
A global operation coordinated by INTERPOL shows fisheries crime linked to other serious crimes such as human trafficking and the
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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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Approximately 15 tons of pyrotechnic materials, discovered at the border
Giurgiu border police, together with police officers from the Giurgiu County Police Inspectorate, discovered in a truck, 15,000 kilograms of pyrotechnic articles,
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Three individuals were arrested for illicit tobacco offences
Two men and one woman have been arrested for offences relating to the importation and possession of illicit tobacco under
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