From 22 to 25 April 2024, a Scoping Mission was conducted with the support and coordination of the EU Delegation, ensuring the smooth implementation of the mission. The primary aim was to engage with the heads of various administrations identified as crucial to the project. These administrations hold responsibilities in surveillance, control of general aviation,…
In April 2024, SEACOP was invited to visit the facility of the US SOUTHCOM’s Joint Inter Agency Task Force South (JIATFS) in Key West, Florida. Recognised globally as a pinnacle of interagency intelligence fusion and operational coordination, JIATFS is a key player in Caribbean regional security. During the visit, the SEACOP Project Coordinator and Regional…
ENACT convened a seminar on 17 April 2024, in Banjul, The Gambia to launch the research report “Understanding the African Commission’s Role in Combating TOCs in Africa” authored by Dr. Feyi Ogunade of the Institute of Security Studies, a consortium member of the ENACT project. During the seminar, stakeholders urged the African Commission on Human…
A critical workshop on “Intelligence, Research and International Co-operation in the Maritime Domain” was held on 8-11 April 2024 in Quito, Ecuador. Organised by the European Union-funded SEACOP, CRIMARIO and CRIMJUST projects, as well as Europol’s European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats, the training course embodies the collaborative spirit and sustainability promoted by the European…
This past week (April 2-5, 2024), SEACOP carried out an important mission in Bogotá, Colombia which has been an enduring partner throughout the years.“Colombia has played a crucial role since phase V, enhancing our intelligence, analysis, and maritime anti-drug operations across the Americas,” explains SEACOP Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz. He cites the…
In a joint operation by the the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), traffickers coming from Venezuela were stopped in a go-fast boat filled with cocaine and fuel on Friday 29 March 2024. Carrying more than 1,000 pounds of cocaine and a large quantity of fuel, they were arrested at Vergenoegen,…
Amidst the global challenge of combating drug trafficking and related crimes, the recent 67th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held from 15 to 22 March 2024 once again provided a global space for discussing lates trends and responses on drugs trafficking and related international drug policy commitments. Among a record of over 170 side events…
After three years of implementing capacity building activities across Central and South America as well as West and Central Africa the DISRUPT project held its closing meeting on 20 March in Brussels. The meeting was attended by representatives of the European Commission, GIFP actions, and relevant stakeholders. The DISRUPT project emerged by incorporating the learning,…
Straight from Argentina, our Project Director and Regional Coordinator for Latin America were in Brasilia on the week of 18-20 March 2024 to renew the partnership between SEACOP and its partners from Brazil, in the combat against drug trafficking and illegal timber trafficking. 🇧🇷 The trip began with a productive meeting with the Polícia Federal do Brasil, a…
On 20 March 2024, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) launched ECO-SOLVE, a global EU-funded programme aimed at disrupting illicit environmental flows, at an event in Brussels. This three-year project, part of the Global Illicit Flows Programme (GIFP), aims to effectively monitor the online trade, extract useful and digestible data that can inform…
