27/09 – Kingpins of sexual exploitation gang arrested in Berlin. The German Regional Police of Berlin (Landeskriminalamt Berlin) and the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation THB Unit (Nemzeti Nyomozó Iroda Emberkereskedelem Elleni Osztály), supported by Europol, have dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The investigation resulted in a simultaneous action…
On the last week of September 2022, SEACOP delivered a one-week training to the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Anguilla, targeting a total of 9 officers -two of which were women- from Police and Customs. Established in 2016, the country’s JMCU has received annual mentoring sessions from SEACOP until 2019. Cross-fertilisation was at the heart…
Last week, SEACOP conducted a weeklong training for members of the Maritime Intelligence Units of Ghana and Sierra Leone On the day of the closing ceremony and handing over of certificates, the 13 participants (8 from Ghana, 5 from SL) were greeted by representatives from Ghana’s DG Narcotics Control Commission. Four women were trained during this…
Yesterday, Thursday 22 September, SEACOP’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez participated in the meeting of the Group of Experts on Maritime Traffic, an event organised in Lima, Peru by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organisation of American States (OAS). Participating delegations from Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay each…
Last week, SEACOP concluded a week long training in the Dominican Republic, targeted at the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD). Titled “Search for Illicit Substances in Vessels and Containers” and “Advanced Intelligence in Maritime Intelligence Matters”, the training aimed at reinforcing the country’s capacities in the fight against drug trafficking and related crimes. The course…
From 13 to 15 September 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay, a workshop was organised under the framework of GIFP component Countering Firearms Trafficking to draft a proposal for the establishment of a National Firearms Focal Point (NFFP) in the Republic of Paraguay. The workshop concluded with a draft of standard operating procedures governing the composition, roles…
With financial support from the European Union through the GIFP component ‘Countering Firearms Trafficking’, on 13 September 2022, a firearms marking machine was delivered to Paraguay, destined for the Directorate of Military Equipment (DIMABEL) at the Defence Ministry. Designated personnel from the directorate then attended courses designed to provide technical skills and establish appropriate parameters…
12/09 – Oil theft, an organised crime – PENGASSAN seeks police collaboration to end menace. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has described oil theft and pipelines vandalism in the country as organised crime. In a letter delivered to the Commission of Police, Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, through the Assistant…
Last week, the SEACOP project held a training to members of the Maritime Intelligence Unit of Cape Verde. The training took place in Mindelo, Cape Verde from 5 to 9 September 2922. Two trainers from MAOC-N and the Portuguese Judicial Police conducted the training, which targeted 8 officers from four Cape Verdean agencies. This also…
