News briefing – Week of 31 July
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution, sponsored by Egypt, urging all countries to eliminate the supply of weapons to the Islamic State
News briefing – Week of 24 July
The Brazilian armed forces deployed 10.000 troops in Rio de Janeiro and planned a number of operations
News briefing – Week of 17 July
German customs authorities seized 8 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value
News briefing – Week of 3 July
G20 leaders pledged during the G20 Summit in Hamburg to focus their efforts on
Major European airports see substantial decrease in drug seizures in flights from Latin America and the Caribbean to Europe
Since AIRCOP’s launch in 2010, 19 inter-service Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) have been established, composed of officials from different law enforcement agencies, including police, customs, immigration and airport authorities, and over 2500 law enforcement officers have been trained at 37 selected international airports
Fighting drug trafficking online – The role of Internet in the NPS trade
Online drug trafficking has come a long way since the early days of the “Silk Road”. If smuggling drugs online was totally off the map a few years ago, Internet has now become
EU Member States sign new agreement to accelerate Development plan and fight insecurity
EU leaders signed on June 7 the New European Consensus on Development during the 11th edition of the annual European Development Days. The joint statement establishes
News briefing – Week of 22 May
The medical journal Scientific Reports unveiled that cocaine was more addictive than first thought, the drug being able to cause addiction after just one use, even amongst recreational cocaine users. The study showed that dopamine release may trigger the same addiction on non-dependant users than on cocaine dependent users and way earlier than previous studies asserted.
News briefing – Week of 1 May
U.S. Coast Guard seized more than 1.700 kilos of cocaine with an estimated value of $56 million along the Central American coastline. The seizure was part of the international operation Martillo, launched in 2012 and which has so far intercepted about 700 metric tonnes of cocaine.
News briefing – Week of 24 April
12.000 kilos of cocaine worth $400 million were seized, 14 vessels were intercepted and 40 suspected smugglers were arrested off the Pacific coast of South and Central America by U.S. Coast Guard. The seizure was part of a successful three-month counter-drug mission which involved multiple law enforcement and military agencies.