23/05 EUROPOL’ s operation: Nearly 40 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes were seized in France. The investigation, involving several customs services and the assistance of the French network of customs attachés (especially in Dubai), led to the seizure of 40 tonnes of counterfeit cigarettes in the Marseille and Paris regions.
23/05 Trafficking of Illegal Firearms Severely Threatens. The illicit trafficking of illegal firearms is a significant challenge for the Caribbean region, noted Dr Horace Chang, chairman of the CARICOM Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) and Jamaica’s National Security Minister.
25/05 Head of Devida signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Port Cooperation with the Seacop V Project of the European Union. The executive president of the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (Devida), Ricardo Soberón Garrido, ratified the commitment to strengthen capacities to control illicit trafficking of drugs in ports and border areas. For this reason, the Seacop V Port Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Devida and the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies (FIIAPP).
25/05 Methamphetamine and criminal networks in Europe. Europe’s role in international drug production and trade is changing, according to new analyses released today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and Europol. In an in-depth look at the cocaine and methamphetamine markets, the agencies point to increased production activities in Europe and how collaboration between criminal groups worldwide is creating new security threats and expanding the market.
29/05 Ghana commends ECOWAS’ efforts to regulate arms brokering in sub-region. The Executive Secretary of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, has commended ECOWAS and the partners for producing a report, which provides an excellent basis for an in-depth discussion on arms brokering within West Africa.
