From 11 – 21 April 2023, as part of the AIRCOP support to the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) in West Africa, a mentorship programme was delivered in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. AIRCOP aims to strengthen capacities at international airports to detect and intercept high-risk passengers and illicit commodities in origin, transit and destination countries.…
From 11 – 21 April 2023, as part of the AIRCOP support to the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) in West Africa, a mentorship programme was delivered in Praia, Cape Verde. AIRCOP aims to strengthen capacities at international airports to detect and intercept high-risk passengers and illicit commodities in origin, transit and destination countries.…
From 14 to 18 November 2022, AIRCOP organised training sessions for the 15 new officers of the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force (JAITF) of Accra’s international airport. This training was provided by the head of the JAITF of Banjul (The Gambia) and an officer from the JAITF of Lagos (Nigeria), both identified for their expertise…
From 24 to 28 of October, UNODC delivered an induction training for the new AIRCOP Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force (JAITF) at the international Mariscal Sucre Airport in Quito. This training addressed a range of operational and thematic aspects of the day-to-day work of AIRCOP JAITFs, as well as cross-cutting issues like Ethics, Integrity, Gender…
From 24 to 28 of October, AIRCOP and the Global Firearms Programme, in collaboration with the Barbados Customs and Excise Department and the Barbados Police Service, delivered a Firearms Identification and Detection Training for 15 Customs officials posted at the international airport and harbour. This training involved both theoretical and practical aspects, including lectures on the…
With the support of AIRCOP, customs officers seized cocaine at Dakar airport in Senegal. The seizure was made by elements of the airport anti-trafficking unit (CAAT) of AIBD, from a South African national. Having targeted the passenger on the basis of the analysis of her travel documents, they detected inconsistencies in her declarations and the…
On 17 February 2022, MASIF organised its third Steering Committee. This hybrid meeting was held both in Brussels and remotely, bringing together all the projects constituting the GIFP. On this occasion, AIRCOP, SEACOP, COLIBRI, DISRUPT, EU-ACT, CRIMJUST, MASIF and FIREARMS provided updates on their progress, achievements, and responses to tackle illicit routes and organised crime.…
