News Brief – Week of 1 August

01/08 – Inaugural Pacific regional conference talk transnational organised crime. The Inaugural Pacific Regional Law Enforcement Conference officially began today at the Hilton Resort on Denarau Island in Nadi. The three-day conference brought together representatives from the police, Customs and Immigration from across the Pacific, with academic partners. While opening the event, Acting Minister for…

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SEACOP organises signing of Benin’s JMCU protocol

On 30 July 2022, SEACOP co-organised the signing of the Joint Maritime Control Units protocol between Benin’s national competent Law Enforcement Agencies, including representatives of the Police républicaine, Customs, Navy and the Préfet Maritime. The signature was held at the Office of the Préfet maritime in the presence of SEACOP Deputy Regional Coordinator for West…

News Brief – Week of 25 July

26/07 – Production of fake pesticides on the rise in the EU. Operation Silver Axe VII, coordinated by Europol, took place between 25 January and 25 April 2022 and involved law enforcement authorities from 31 countries (25 EU Member States and six third party countries). The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the European Anti-Fraud…