The coordinator of the SEACOP project in Africa, Mr. Eric Wiart, and the deputy coordinator, Mr. Thierry Thimon, carried out a mission to The Gambia on 8, 9 and 10 February 2022, in order to assess the conditions for the implementation of phase V of the SEACOP project there. This project, which began in 2012…
This week, SEACOP organised a training for members of the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Saint Lucia, which aimed to equip them with the knowledge and skills pertaining to the control of ships of various types. The sessions, both theoretical and practical exercises -as displayed in the yacht search pictures- revolved around: control methodology, security,…
A group of officers part of the Customs and Exercise Division -the Joint Maritime Control Units established with the support of SEACOP back in March 2016- has recovered 15 firearms, 12 magazines and 963 live rounds of ammunition hidden in several items in a cargo container on the port of Woodbridge Bay Port, Dominica, last week.…
The first mentoring activity of SEACOP V in the Caribbean was launched in Kingston, Jamaica on January 24. Members of the Jamaican Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) are receiving capacity building support from three coast guards from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for five days. This activity aims at consolidating the skills and knowledge of the team,…
SEACOP’s mission to Colombia began on the January 24, 2022, with outreach visits carried out with the National police and their armada. In the presence of the Anti-Narcotics Chief Major General Ricardo Alarcon and Area Chief of Ports Mr. Colonel Yasid Alberto Montaño of the National Police, SEACOP Team Leader Dominique Bucas introduced the SEACOP…
On January 19, the national Steering Committee (NSC) of SEACOP V in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Santo Domingo. A significant number of local authorities were involved in the meeting, in the presence of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs, Mr. Hugo Francisco Rivera. The EU Ambassador to the…
This week, the Joint Maritime Control Unit operating in the port of Dakar 🇸🇳 (or UMCCN) was involved in the seizure of ammunition with an estimated value of almost 5 million Euros. Over the past two years, the SEACOP project has made a significant contribution to the training of Senegalese police, gendarmerie and customs officers assigned…
Last week, SEACOP organised its first official activity in Dakar! Led by an officer from the Coast Guard Directorate of the French customs, the mentoring activity involved 10 Senegalese police officers, customs officers and gendarmes exercising their functions within the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Dakar. The officers were able to strengthen their theoretical and…
Last week, SEACOP Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez and representatives from Frontex, held a series of joint technical meetings with Colombian counterparts. In Bogota, the delegation met with the Police Port Area Chief Colonel Yasid Montaño, the Head of the Antinarcotic Directorate-General General Alarcon and representatives from Colombia’s National Navy, in a meeting coordinated…
Last week, the SEACOP team wrapped up its outreach meetings to the Caribbean. Team Leader Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Karen Clarke held a successful final meeting in Trinidad and Tobago where they met with National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds, in the presence of H.E. Peter Cavendish, Ambassador and Head of Delegation…
