Today, SEACOP held the opening ceremony of the advanced ship search training in Lomé, #Togo 🇹🇬. In the presence of the EU Ambassador to Togo, Joaquín Vilallonga, the ceremony was attended by SEACOP Deputy Regional Coordinator for West Africa, Togo’s Maritime Prefect, the representative of the Minister’s High Advisor for the sea, the Director of…
21.03.23 – Six drug traffickers bag 156 years imprisonment in Lagos, Ogun. The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and Ogun state has sentenced six drug traffickers to a total of 156 years imprisonment for offenses bordering on drug dealing, transportation, and conspiracy to transport illicit substances filed against them by the National Drug Law…
On March 15th and 16th, the SEACOP and MCBS projects, funded by the European Union, organised a meeting in Santo Domingo to analyse the main Caribbean region threats regarding the maritime context. During these days, local institutions with competence in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking, foreign organisations and agencies, different member countries, MAOC-N and…
On the 16 March, during a side event at the United Nations 66th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, GIFP action CRIMJUST, launched the Global Report on Cocaine. The Report, developed under the second iteration of CRIMJUST, contributes to increased strategic and action-oriented knowledge on drug research and monitoring, aiming to support evidence-based policy making as well…
On 7 March 2023, GIFP component COLIBRI organised the Global Feedback Meeting for Operation Rutilant. Over 150 participants attended online while the COLIBRI team moderated the meeting from the WCO headquarters in Brussels. This hybrid meeting was attended by administrations from COLIBRI partner countries that participated in operation Rutilant to include Customs, Police and civil…
Bridgetown, 7 March 2023 – The government of Barbados on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the fight against trafficking at sea during a National Steering Committee co-organised with European Union-funded project SEACOP. Chaired by the Division of National Security, Prime Minister’s Office, the committee gave SEACOP representatives the opportunity to meet with representatives of local…
On 27 February 2023, CRIMJUST held an official ceremony to inaugurate the experimental laboratory of the National Training Centre for Police (Escuela Nacional de Entrenamiento Policial – CENOP), in Tolima, Colombia. This ceremony concludes the remodelling of experimental coca cultivation and experimental laboratory facilities of the Training Centre, involving construction, renovation, and maintenance works. This…
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…
