From August 28th to September 1st, 2023, SEACOP orchestrated an empowering mentorship course on ship inspections for law enforcement agencies operating in the port of Cotonou, Benin. The 5-day training directly benefited 14 agents, including two dedicated female personnel, coming from the National Navy, Customs, and the Police (comprising the Joint Maritime Control Unit, Container…
The regional SEACOP workshop on maritime intelligence was officially launched yesterday during an opening ceremony presided over by the Chief of Staff of the President’s Adviser for Maritime Affairs, in the presence of the European Union delegation, the Maritime Prefect, SEACOP Project Director, and SEACOP Regional Coordinator for West Africa. We were delighted to have…
Yesterday, SEACOP wrapped up a training on vessel rummage for law enforcement services operating in the port of Cotonou, #Benin. The 5-day training benefited 17 agents from the national navy, Customs, the police (mixed container control unit and the river brigade) who will form the Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) of Benin. Following a number of…
On 30 July 2022, SEACOP co-organised the signing of the Joint Maritime Control Units protocol between Benin’s national competent Law Enforcement Agencies, including representatives of the Police républicaine, Customs, Navy and the Préfet Maritime. The signature was held at the Office of the Préfet maritime in the presence of SEACOP Deputy Regional Coordinator for West…
From the 12th to the 16th October 2020 SEACOP implemented training on vessel rummaging in Cotonou, Benin to officers from the police, customs and the navy. Delivered over five days, the training contained both theoretical and practical elements including the inspection of cargo, a tug, a supply ship as well as a final exercise involving…
29/09/2020 – The 2020 report on economic development in Africa estimates that $89 billion per year is lost due to illicit financial flows. The UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa KITUYI emphasised the fact that “Illicit financial flows rob Africa and its people of their prospects, undermining transparency and accountability and eroding trust in African institutions”. 29/09/2020 – A former Belgian…
The public prosecutor informed that 54 kg of cocaine were seized by the Benin security forces. Reportedly, the drugs were found in a container arriving at the main port of Cotonou from Brazil. The information on the seizure comes after 18 kg of cocaine were discovered in Cotonou, at the end of October. Even though…
Police seized 18 kilograms of cocaine found in a shipping container at the port of Cotonou, Benin. The shipment where the cocaine was found belongs to a local businessman, as the head of the maritime military police revealed. Cocaine confiscation by UK police and the Border Force has surged to the highest level in the…
