On March 8th, 2024, SEACOP received proof that its support to partner countries yields tangible, long-lasting results. In a message sent by a representative from Ecuador’s Customs, capacity-building delivered by SEACOP in 2022 was linked to a recent seizure of 440kg of cocaine in Yahuarcocha.
🗣 “The Maritime Intelligence training provided to the Cuerpo de Vigilancia Aduanera by SEACOP in February 2022 was very important to expand our team’s knowledge and be better prepared in the fight against narcotic substances. One of these results is evidenced in the recent capture of 440 KG of cocaine seized by our team”
To see the video published by the Customs of Ecuador, please visit this link
We send our warmest congratulations to partners in Ecuador relentlessly fighting organised criminal networks and drug trafficking.
Last year, during an International Seminar organised in Guayaquil under the title ‘The Pacific-Atlantic Axis: How to provide a comprehensive response against illicit maritime trafficking, SEACOP Project Director Dominique Bucas noted: “as illicit maritime trafficking continues to grow, with an increasing number of pollution of ports in Europe, such as Antwerp, regional cooperation needs to be further strengthened. We also need a concerted and coordinated global response, involving all sectors, from shipping companies to port authorities and operators in the countries suffering from this scourge.”
SEACOP’s overall objective is to build capacity and strengthen international cooperation in the fight against maritime trafficking and related criminal networks in West Africa, Latin America and Europe. To this end, the SEACOP project aims to promote the creation of structures that make use of available information through international cooperation. In Latin America, SEACOP is being implemented in Panama, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay.
