Strengthening Interregional Cooperation Against Drug Trafficking: CRIMJUST Investigative Case Forum in Lisbon

CRIMJUST, Programme and Projects News

From 9th to 11th July 2024, CRIMJUST held an Investigative Case Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on strengthening cooperation between law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners from Portugal and Guinea-Bissau. The event, organised in collaboration with the UNODC Programme Office in Guinea-Bissau, AIRCOP, and INTERPOL, brought together Judicial Police and criminal justice officials to share experiences…

AIRCOP implements training for Female Officers working within airports throughout the Middle East and Africa

AIRCOP, Programme and Projects News

Mainstreaming gender has become a priority across the GIFP, with a focused effort on ensuring that all actions actively promote gender parity within their activities. AIRCOP is at the forefront of this initiative, demonstrating leadership in various ways, including incentivising the creation of women-specific networks within law enforcement. This approach not only fosters gender equality…

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SEACOP Training of Trainers on Maritime Intelligence wraps up in Abidjan 🇨🇮

Cote D'Ivoire, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP

Regional capacity building and sustainability of action were at the core of last weeks’ #SEACOP training of trainers programme delivered to 16 trainees and 2 auditors from 8 West African countries. Held in close collaboration with ISMI in Cote d’Ivoire  from 1-12 July 2024, the course was designed to develop the capacities of representatives of…

Special Response Group (GRES) created by SEACOP prevents over 1 tonne of cocaine from reaching Europe

Argentina, Brazil, COLIBRI, Paraguay, Programme and Projects News, SEACOP, Senegal, Uruguay

Buenos Aires, Argentina – A Landmark Success in Drug Trafficking Prevention Within the framework of the EU-funded SEACOP project, the innovative GRES-Atlantico-SUR initiative has achieved impressive results in just one month since its inception. This initiative is part of a comprehensive strategy to combat drug trafficking and organised crime, spanning from the Paraná Waterway to…

News Brief – Week of 24 June 2024

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24.06.24 – Human trafficking action week: 219 criminals arrested and 1 374 victims identified. Between 3 and 9 June, 39 countries from across the globe participated in the EMPACT joint action days against trafficking in human beings. Led by Austria and co-led by Romania, Europol, Frontex and INTERPOL, the massive operation codenamed ‘GLOBAL CHAIN’ resulted…

Enhancing International Cooperation: ENACT Discusses Mutual Legal Assistance in Combating Organised Crime in Africa

ENACT, Programme and Projects News

On 20 June 2024, ENACT organized a webinar to discuss mutual legal assistance (MLA), in Africa as a key tool for formal international cooperation, following the publication of their report “Evaluating the effectiveness of mutual legal assistance and extradition in Africa.” The event was moderated by Advocate Vusumzi Pikoli, and featured insights from various speakers…

EU Crime Fighting Week: GIFP projects share their expertise and lessons learned

MASIF, Programme and Projects News

The EU Crime Fighting Week (CFW) took place from 10-14 June 2024, bringing together over 250 participants, including EU institutions, international partners, and EU-funded projects, to tackle transregional organised crime. The event, which gathered all the Global Illicit Flows Programme (GIFP) actions featured 16 panels with almost 100 speakers and moderators, covering a broad range…