On 19 July 2023, GIFP action Countering Firearms Trafficking held its closing event to discuss the lessons learned from the EU-UNODC partnership in implementing this action. Opening remarks were provided by the European Commission and the Chief of the UNODC Firearms Trafficking Section. The Commission drew conclusions on the legislative challenges that face the monitoring…
From 13 to 15 September 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay, a workshop was organised under the framework of GIFP component Countering Firearms Trafficking to draft a proposal for the establishment of a National Firearms Focal Point (NFFP) in the Republic of Paraguay. The workshop concluded with a draft of standard operating procedures governing the composition, roles…
With financial support from the European Union through the GIFP component ‘Countering Firearms Trafficking’, on 13 September 2022, a firearms marking machine was delivered to Paraguay, destined for the Directorate of Military Equipment (DIMABEL) at the Defence Ministry. Designated personnel from the directorate then attended courses designed to provide technical skills and establish appropriate parameters…
21/02 Tobacco smuggling ring brought down in Spain and Portugal. With the support of Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, a joint investigation between Spain’s Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and Customs Surveillance Directorate (Dirección Adjunta de Vigilancia Aduanera) and Portugal’s Republican National Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana) has led to the dismantlement of a criminal…
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.…
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As part of the business of organised crime groups (OCGs), firearms are a tool for criminal violence enabling OCGs to leverage other forms of criminality, like gang violence, intimidation, or coercion. Apart from the violence and tension that a high number of firearms in a region creates representing a major human security concern, it also…
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