This week, SEACOP kicked off a training in Maritime Intelligence targeted at the Paraguayan authorities fighting against maritime trafficking. For the next four days, officials from SENAD, Prefectura Naval and the National Police will be trained in obtaining intelligence in the maritime and river contexts. Two officers from the Colombian Police and Navy have been deployed…
On Tuesday 4 October 2022, a seizure of 800 kg of cocaine and 5.8 kgs of cannabis was made on board of MV Elizabeth, registered in Trinidad and Tobago. The operation was supported by members of the St Kitts and Nevis Joint Maritime Control Unit trained by the SEACOP project, as well as three Maritime…
From 26 to 30 September 2022, the second edition of the European Commission’s Crime Fighting Week took place in Brussels. Bringing together over 150 policymakers and practitioners from projects, agencies and institutions dedicated to fighting transnational organised crime, it was the occasion to take stock of this evolving global threat. It was also an opportunity…
SEACOP was pleased to welcome Mr Jesper S. Pedersen, Deputy Head of Unit at FPI European Commission to Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday 6 October 2022. 🇹🇹 Despite some heavy weather going on in the region, Mr Pedersen met with Lt Colonel Dexter Metivier, local head of the National Operations Fusion Centre (left) and local…
On the last week of September 2022, SEACOP delivered a one-week training to the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Anguilla, targeting a total of 9 officers -two of which were women- from Police and Customs. Established in 2016, the country’s JMCU has received annual mentoring sessions from SEACOP until 2019. Cross-fertilisation was at the heart…
Last week, SEACOP conducted a weeklong training for members of the Maritime Intelligence Units of Ghana and Sierra Leone On the day of the closing ceremony and handing over of certificates, the 13 participants (8 from Ghana, 5 from SL) were greeted by representatives from Ghana’s DG Narcotics Control Commission. Four women were trained during this…
Yesterday, Thursday 22 September, SEACOP’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez participated in the meeting of the Group of Experts on Maritime Traffic, an event organised in Lima, Peru by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organisation of American States (OAS). Participating delegations from Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay each…
Last week, SEACOP concluded a week long training in the Dominican Republic, targeted at the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD). Titled “Search for Illicit Substances in Vessels and Containers” and “Advanced Intelligence in Maritime Intelligence Matters”, the training aimed at reinforcing the country’s capacities in the fight against drug trafficking and related crimes. The course…
From 13 to 15 September 2022 in Asunción, Paraguay, a workshop was organised under the framework of GIFP component Countering Firearms Trafficking to draft a proposal for the establishment of a National Firearms Focal Point (NFFP) in the Republic of Paraguay. The workshop concluded with a draft of standard operating procedures governing the composition, roles…
