News briefings – Week of 14 August
Brazilian armed security forces conducted another raid in Rio de Janeiro.
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 10 July
According to new figures from the UNODC, Colombia is witnessing a significant upsurge
News briefing – Week of 3 July
G20 leaders pledged during the G20 Summit in Hamburg to focus their efforts on
GAFILAT-EU successfully closes after 7 years
The GAFILAT-EU project was successfully completed at the end of June, fulfilling seven years of
News briefing – Week of 26 June
Drug-related violence has been on the rise in Mexico since the capture and extradition of
News briefing – Week of 19 June
According to the World Drug Report 2017 from the UNODC, the global illicit drug market is
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
What is the Global Illicit Flows Programme?
From the Cocaine Route Programme and the Heroin Route Programme to the Global Illicit Flows Programme of the European Union For more than ten years, the Cocaine and Heroin Route Programmes of the European Union strived to address the challenges of an often-fragmented law enforcement approach along established illicit trafficking routes into the EU.…