The Caribbean region faces persistent challenges related to corruption, a potent facilitator of illicit activities. Recognising the detrimental impact of corruption on institutional integrity, CRIMJUST actively engages in initiatives to prevent and combat corruption. A key objective of CRIMJUST is to aid beneficiary countries in their fight against organised crime along trafficking routes. This involves…
ENACT, in collaboration with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF), organised an impactful workshop on 31 January 2024 convening 40 stakeholders, including government NGOs, and nursery owners, to discuss the potential development of a formal economy surrounding South African succulent flora. Aligned with Objective 7…
A year after the signature of a MoU aimed at building the country’s capacities to combat maritime trafficking, the Gambia is receiving its second training, this time focused on maritime intelligence (05-09/02/2024). “This training is targeted at the Maritime Intelligence Unit, which was created with the support of SEACOP last year. The objective of such…
29.01.24 – Husband and wife convicted of exporting £57 million cocaine haul to Australia. A married couple have been convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine to Australia, after a National Crime Agency investigation found they were behind a front company that had sent the drugs by plane under a cover load…
On Tuesday 30 January 2024, the SEACOP-supported Royal Montserrat Police Service successfully intercepted a small yacht carrying 19 individuals in a suspected case of human trafficking. Alerted by intelligence services, the Royal Montserrat Police Marine Unit, which was established with SEACOP’s support in 2015 and has continued to receive training from the project ever since,…
23.01.24 – Peruvian Gold Mining Gangs Launch Increasingly Brazen Attacks. The growth of gold mining gangs in Peru’s La Libertad province has led to a deteriorating security situation, with unprecedented attacks on security forces and one of the country’s largest mining companies on the rise. A group of approximately 100 armed actors stormed a police…
18.01.24 – Convicted – the east London money launderer who took payments for small boats crossings. A man who laundered money for people smuggling networks involved in small boats crossings has been found guilty, following a National Crime Agency investigation. Iranian Asghar Gheshalghian, 48, ran an unregistered money services business from an office block in…
10.01.24 – Ecuador declares war on armed gangs after TV station attacked on air. Ecuador’s president has ordered that criminal gangs be “neutralised” after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio.Masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC’s live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. Police made 13…
