From the 23-25 May 2023, RUSI Europe led projects MASIF and CT MORSE supported the organisation of the event ‘Identifying programmatic links to enhance cooperation among EU-funded transregional organised crime and counter terrorism projects’ organised by FPI, with contribution from EEAS and DGs INTPA, HOME and NEAR. The event brought together team leaders and experts…
During the period of May 15 to 26, 2023, a group of 10 members from AIRCOP’s Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) in Argentina, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Peru gathered at Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They came together to participate in the 26th course on the Repression of International Drug…
Yesterday, SEACOP wrapped up a training on vessel rummage for law enforcement services operating in the port of Cotonou, #Benin. The 5-day training benefited 17 agents from the national navy, Customs, the police (mixed container control unit and the river brigade) who will form the Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) of Benin. Following a number of…
From 22 to 25 May 2023, UNODC under the framework of CRIMJUST delivered a training of trainers and a cascade training on Ethics and Integrity to the Judicial Police and Members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Guinea Bissau. The two consecutive trainings were delivered with the aim of supporting Guinea Bissau in its efforts…
25.05.23 – 37 arrested as violent Balkan criminal cell is taken down. An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has resulted in the arrest of 37 members of a highly violent criminal cell from the Western Balkans. Led by a national of Bosnia & Herzegovina, this powerful criminal cell was mainly involved in the…
SEACOP is pleased to participate in the European Maritime Day 2023 #EMD2023 ! The EMD is the annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy. IT is the place where ‘Ocean Leaders Meet’. It provides an engaging and completely interactive experience to…
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15.05.23 – 31 migrant smugglers arrested in Austria. Arrests: 6 suspects (5 French, 1 Moroccan) on the action day in France; 25 French nationals arrested in Austria between August and September 2022 Modus operandi: The suspects drove all the way from France to the Serbia-Hungary border, from where they smuggled at least 255 migrants to…
Celebrating Women’s Empowerment in Maritime Security ! Yesterday, SEACOP celebrated Women in Maritime Security Day in Latin America through a very successful webinar. This special event aimed to recognise and celebrate the empowerment and integration of women in the maritime security sector. Women from partner countries of SEACOP, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,…
09.05.23 – Money laundering and people smuggling network dismantled by the NCA. Sixteen people have been convicted following a major National Crime Agency investigation into a West London-based organised crime group involved in international money laundering and people smuggling. Members of the network smuggled in excess of £42 million in cash out of the UK,…
