EU-ACT supports the drafting of the first official manual for drug addiction professionals in Tanzania

EU-ACT, Harm reduction, Programme and Projects News, Publication, Tanzania

EU-ACT is supporting the drug demand reduction policy in Tanzania in partnership with the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA), the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Universities and Civil Society Organisations. The project is supporting the development of the first official training manual for drug addiction professionals under the framework…

CRIMJUST and AIRCOP join forces for the delivery of an ethic and integrity course in West Africa

AIRCOP, CRIMJUST, Integrity, Programme and Projects News, Publication, West Africa

From the 19th to the 21st August 2020, the CRIMJUST and AIRCOP teams organised the delivery of a series of training course on ethics and integrity for law enforcement officers forming the Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force in West Africa, including Cabo Verde, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria where the two projects operate. The training focused…

SEACOP in the Caribbean keeps yielding success!

Jamaica, Marijuana, Programme and Projects News, Publication, SEACOP, Seizure, Trinidad and Tobago

The units in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica supported by the SEACOP project intercepted a container after it left the Port of Spain port and discovered 948 kgs of marijuana with a street value of TT$94 Million. Six suspects have been arrested. The container originated from Jamaica. This seizure represents another significant result for the…

News Briefing – Week of 17 August

Cannabis, Cocaine, Colombia, Cooperation, Heroin, Newsbriefings, Organised Crime Organisation, Publication, The Netherlands

18/08/2020 – 600kg of cocaine were seized in Rotterdam. The drugs were hidden in a containerised chemical shipment from Brazil. 19/08/2020 – Brazilian authorities dismantled a large drug trafficking ring during an operation mobilising about 600 officers in 13 regions. During this operation, seven aeroplanes and five helicopters as well as other assets linked to the network were confiscated.  21/07/2020 –…

COLIBRI launches its online training programme

COLIBRI, Cooperation, General Aviation, Programme and Projects News, Publication, Trafficking, Uruguay, World Customs Organisation

Successful implementation of the first COLIBRI National Online Training Course in Uruguay between 20-31 July 2020 The COLIBRI Project is designed to improve coordination and information sharing in order to develop the capacities of customs officials and their partners in the fight against organized crime and illicit trafficking, to strengthen the rule of law and…

News briefing – Week of 13 July

Ecuador, Firearms, General Aviation, Honduras, Mexico, Newsbriefings, Organised Crime Organisation, Publication, Seizure, Serbia, Suriname, Trafficking

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…

News Briefing – Week of 6 July

Golden Triangle, Guatemala, Human trafficking, Methamphetamines, Newsbriefings, Publication, Wildlife trafficking

(In French) 6/07/2020 – Luis Abinader has been elected president of the Dominican Republic. 7/07/2020 – Thailand and Laos enforcement authorities are cooperating in the fight against drug trafficking at the northeastern Thai border with Laos that is highly vulnerable to the trafficking of methamphetamines and heroin. The Golden triangle (Myanmar, Lao and Thailand) is associated with high levels…

News Briefing – Week of 29 June

Cocaine, Illegal mining, Methamphetamines, Newsbriefings, Organised Crime Organisation, Publication, Seizure, Trafficking, Venezuela, Wildlife trafficking

29/06/2020 – A joint investigation between Spanish and Italian law enforcement enabled the dismantlement of an organised crime group trafficking waste from the canary islands to Africa. It is estimated that the organised crime group trafficked around 250 tonnes of hazardous waste. 29/06/2020 – Greek authorities arrested two suspected traffickers after the discovery of 11kg of heroin…