On 30 August 2022, GIFP component ENACT organised an East Africa regional roundtable on trends in the transnational organised crimes programme. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) partners, together with the ENACT implementing partners – the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and INTERPOL – provided an overview of ENACT’s research and analytical work and…
Last June, personnel of the Directorate of Criminal Intelligence and Investigations of the Naval Prefecture and MIU personnel of Argentina, in conjunction with the National Gendarmerie Anti-Drug Squad seized 1547 kilograms of cocaine leading to the capture of 6 people. A significant amount of cash and firearms were also seized. The important maritime and land…
From 22 to 26 August 2022, Brazilian and Cape Verdean law enforcement agencies gathered in Brasilia, Brazil, to attend the Fourth Train-the-Trainers course on the use of the Geoportal and the CENcomm. The event linked the action’s two regions: Latin America and West and Central Africa. It was an excellent opportunity to reinforce the relationship…
A mentoring course is being delivered by SEACOP in Antigua, targeted at eight officers of the Joint Maritime Control Unit of the country, which are drawn from from Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (Coastguard), Customs and Excise, Royal Antigua Police Force and ONDCP. This is the 5th JMCU mentoring event for Antigua, which has benefited…
MASIF and SEACOP are collaborating on a maritime threat assessment of the Transatlantic to understand the extent of threats beyond drug trafficking. An initial desk review identified illicit timber flows and gold smuggling as commodities also crossing the Atlantic, with weapons and waste also being moved by sea in areas covered by the Global Illicit…
On 22-26 August 2022, SEACOP conducted a Maritime Intelligence training in the city of Brasilia, Brazil. The opening ceremony took place in the facilities of the Federal Police of Brazil, in the presence of the Interior Counsellor of the Spanish Embassy in Brazil. During the event, experts outlined the objectives and methodology of this training,…
Last week, SEACOP conducted a weeklong mentoring session for 11 trainees from Dominica’s 🇩🇲 Customs and Coast Guards. This marked the 7th mentoring session for the country’s Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) since its establishment under a previous SEACOP phase in 2016. Delivered by a trainer from Jamaica’s Defence Forces, the training sought to strengthen the…
Santo Domingo, 17 August 2022 – The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) of the Dominican Republic and the European Union through the SEACOP and MCBS projects kicked off a regional seminar in Santo Domingo yesterday. For the past months, SEACOP has established constant coordination with the MCBS project, in light of the their shared objective…
On Friday 12 August 2022, SEACOP wrapped up a mentoring session for members of the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Ghana. Focusing on ship searches in the ports of Tema and Takoradi, the activity was opened in the presence of the Director General of the Ghana Drug Enforcement Agency on 8 August 2022. The mentoring…
