It was a very productive week for SEACOP in Ecuador 🇪🇨! SEACOP, represented by Project Director Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez welcomed a high level delegation composed of European 🇪🇺 Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Belgian 🇧🇪Minister of Interior Annelies Verlinden. Their visit was part of EU’s continued efforts to strengthen cooperation on issues…
EACOP continues its support in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking in Ecuador 🇪🇨. Yesterday, SEACOP launched a weeklong training on the search and location of narcotic substances on boats. The activity is taking place at the South Naval Base in Guayaquil and will be targeted at officials from Ecuador’s Customs, the Navy and the National…
Last week, SEACOP and high level political authorities of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 gathered in Quito for a National Steering Committee on maritime security. During meetings held at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Quito, representatives of local authorities, the EU Delegation in the country, the Spanish and the US Embassies discussed further cooperation…
SEACOP is participating in an international workshop organised by the Organisation of American States – OAS-CITCE in Guatemala this week. A total of 17 local institutions, high-level authorities, heads of the main ports of the region and international organisations such as the International Maritime Organisation -IMO-, the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law and the Private…
The European Union (EU)-funded Seaport Cooperation Programme (SEACOP) on Monday 12 December 2022 launched the International Seminar “The Pacific-Atlantic Axis: How to provide a comprehensive response against illicit maritime trafficking” in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Held on 12 and 13 December, the International Seminar aims to establish a comprehensive strategy to support the fight of regional authorities…
Last week, SEACOP conducted a training on intelligence gathering in the maritime context for 15 high-level officials from Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE), the National Navy and the National Police. Ecuador is one of the priority countries for SEACOP in Latin America, where numerous workshops, seminars and training have been held under the…
Earlier this week, nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine destined for #Europe were seized in Panama, thanks to the long standing multi-dimensional support provided by SEACOP. The successful anti-drug operation started with information obtained by the newly formed Ecuadorian Maritime Intelligence Unit, inaugurated in collaboration with SEACOP this year. Coordinated by SEACOP at the transregional level,…
1/06 Barbados homicides have more than doubled since 2012, reaching a record of 49 murders in 2019, dropping to 42 in 2020. The government has pointed to the influx of illegal guns as a facilitator to the increase in violence. 1/06 Mafias operating along Ecuador’s borders with Peru and Colombia profit from the increased demand…
29/07/2020 – The Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs stated during a press briefing that Africa has become a hub for organised crime and a source of illicit drugs, mentioning the involvement of Nigerian organisation in the manufacture of methamphetamines. 30/07/2020 -A fleet of 206 Chinese fishing boats…
14/07/2020 – The former Surinamese minister of Justice, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, has been elected president of Suriname. 13/07/2020 – Guinea has issued an arrest warrant against a Guinean citizen residing in Germany who is allegedly involved in the forging of visas. Guinean customs had previously seized 7300 stamped visas in a truck that had traveled from Germany. 14/07/2020…
