The SEACOP Special Response Group in the South Atlantic tops the headlines again by successfully preventing the arrival of a major drug shipment to Europe, with simultaneous operations in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Earlier this month, SEACOP and the COLIBRI project set up an Operational Coordination Centre in Montevideo, where they supervised an unprecedented…
On August 27th, trainers from Brazil Federal Police delivered an intensive session on risk profiling of vessels and key maritime routes, sharing their expertise with local colleagues as part of their efforts to fight drug trafficking at sea. Meanwhile, on August 26-29, SEACOP trainer from DIRANDRO, Peru, was chosen by DEVIDA to conduct a training…
On 23 August 2024, SEACOP began its new series of Workshops on Illicit Drug Trafficking for Latin American countries and the Dominican Republic. This marks an important milestone, where each of the local SEACOP trainers—who were trained last July in Argentina— will begin delivering training on illicit maritime trafficking within their own countries. “In just…
After two intense weeks of training (8-19 July), future SEACOP instructors from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay are now ready to deliver courses in Maritime Intelligence. Pedagogical and didactic methodology were exposed to the participants so they can prepare, organise and deliver their own training courses on various maritime domain…
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…
From 5 to 7 June, in Asunción, 🇵🇾 SEACOP launched a unique trans-regional initiative aimed at strengthening joint operations between the Americas and Africa named GRES-ATLANTICO SUR. Why is this initiative special? Announced in the presence local authorities, Naval Prefectures of Argentina and Uruguay, and Federal Police of Brazil, this strategy will provide a special…
Straight from Argentina, our Project Director and Regional Coordinator for Latin America were in Brasilia on the week of 18-20 March 2024 to renew the partnership between SEACOP and its partners from Brazil, in the combat against drug trafficking and illegal timber trafficking. 🇧🇷 The trip began with a productive meeting with the Polícia Federal do Brasil, a…
The second edition of the joint SEACOP and Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (Narcotics) – MAOC (N) “Threat and Case Studies” initiative was held yesterday, led by Brazil. This series of online regional meetings aims to bring together countries from Latin America to discuss different threats and cases in order to improve the exchange of information, build…
Last June, personnel of the Directorate of Criminal Intelligence and Investigations of the Naval Prefecture and MIU personnel of Argentina, in conjunction with the National Gendarmerie Anti-Drug Squad seized 1547 kilograms of cocaine leading to the capture of 6 people. A significant amount of cash and firearms were also seized. The important maritime and land…
On 22-26 August 2022, SEACOP conducted a Maritime Intelligence training in the city of Brasilia, Brazil. The opening ceremony took place in the facilities of the Federal Police of Brazil, in the presence of the Interior Counsellor of the Spanish Embassy in Brazil. During the event, experts outlined the objectives and methodology of this training,…
