Map of the Global Illicit Flows Programme of the European Union – September 2022
gifp_map_0922_EN DOWNLOAD MAP
News briefing week of 20 December
20/12 Interpol: illicit fishing trade fuels transnational organized crime. A global investigation showed that the illicit fishing trade fuels transnational organized crime activities such as the trafficking of humans, drugs, and explosives, Interpol reported. 21/12 Mexican cartels are turning to meth and fentanyl production. Mexican drug cartels are turning to bigger, more productive labs to…
MASIF presents research on rising polycriminality along the cocaine route
MASIF participated in this year’s 24-hour Conference on Global Organised Crime, presenting its research on rising polycriminality along the cocaine route. While previously focused on the cocaine and heroin routes, increasing recognition of the convergence of different illicit flows has resulted in the European Commission broadening its approach through the Global Illicit Flows Programme (GIFP).…
CRIMJUST and AIRCOP side event on integrity in border management during CoSP
GIFP components CRIMJUST and AIRCOP organised a side event on integrity in border management during the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (CoSP). The side event took place on 16 December 2021 and was held in a hybrid format with in-person and online participation. The…
SEACOP holds 3rd coordination committee in Madrid
On 14-15 December 2021, the SEACOP team gathered at FIIAPP’s headquarters in Madrid, for its 3rd coordination committee. Over two days, the team members discussed the state of play of the project, 6 months after its official launch. Discussions revolved around the inception report submitted to the European Commission, meetings and outreach missions conducted in…
News briefing week of 13 December
13/12 Ukraine arms-trafficking into Poland on rise. Attempts to smuggle illegal firearms into Poland from the Ukraine are on the rise, according to an internal EU document. “Although large-scale trafficking of firearms has not yet become apparent, an increasing number of attempts to smuggle firearms from Ukraine to Poland has already been observed,” notes the…
EU-ACT Western Indian Ocean Threat Assessment Report
EU-ACT-Western-Indian-Ocean-Threat-Assessment-Report
SEACOP kicks off first training in Dakar
Last week, SEACOP organised its first official activity in Dakar! Led by an officer from the Coast Guard Directorate of the French customs, the mentoring activity involved 10 Senegalese police officers, customs officers and gendarmes exercising their functions within the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Dakar. The officers were able to strengthen their theoretical and…
Illicit Economies in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Shifting Political Economies and Regional Dynamics
Illicit-Economies-in-Afghanistan-and-Pakistan