News from Dakar, Senegal 🇸🇳 From 19-23 June 2023, the EU Global Illicit Flows Programme projects AIRCOP and SEACOP, implemented by UNODC and Expertise France respectively, organised a highly valuable exchange of best practices seminar. The seminar brought together the local staff of Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force (JAITF) and Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) to enhance their knowledge and coordination…
On Tuesday 20 June 2023, SEACOP partook in the National Steering Committee meeting with the government of St. Lucia. Chaired by Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ricky Quinlan, the meeting was attended by SEACOP Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean Karen Clarke and Deputy Regional Coordinator Jason Kelshall. SEACOP Project Director, Dominique Bucas, was also in attendance online.…
Co-organised by EU-funded GIFP actions COLIBRI and MASIF, the third meeting of the working group (WG) on general aviation (GA) took place on 14 June 2023 at the Headquarters of the World Customs Organisation (WCO). Implemented in a hybrid format it allowed for the participation of a wider range of experts and stakeholders including law…
Exciting news from #SaintLucia 🇱🇨 ! Officials from the government of Saint Lucia and the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force have joined forces to launch UNEX’24, a groundbreaking Regional Security System project. From April 3 to April 14, 2024, Saint Lucia will be hosting the Unity Exercise, also known as UNEX’24. Under the leadership of…
From 6-8 June 2023, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL and the European Union launched the third phase of CRIMJUST at the global programme’s sixth Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). This third phase of programming, implemented by UNODC and INTERPOL, and funded by the European Union under the framework…
From 7-9 June 2023, AIRCOP held its West and Central Africa Annual focal points meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire bringing together 13 focal points from partner countries. Over these three days, participants addressed strategic and operational challenges associated with combating transnational organised crime via air. The meeting highlighted the current state of play and new…
Exciting News! SEACOP’s pilot operation “Caribe” concludes with resounding success! One of the standout features of SEACOP is its Maritime Intelligence Network, enabling regular information sharing among beneficiary countries. Recently, SEACOP put its connections and real-time intelligence sharing abilities to the test through a pilot project. From May 15th to 26th, 2023, SEACOP V executed…
🌎 Fentanyl as a Global Threat 🚨 The global consumption of fentanyl has reached alarming levels, with the United States experiencing a significant surge in demand. Consequently, countries heavily involved in illegal production and trafficking have seen a rise in fentanyl-related activities. Key transit points for this synthetic drug include China, the United States, and…
The regional SEACOP workshop on maritime intelligence was officially launched yesterday during an opening ceremony presided over by the Chief of Staff of the President’s Adviser for Maritime Affairs, in the presence of the European Union delegation, the Maritime Prefect, SEACOP Project Director, and SEACOP Regional Coordinator for West Africa. We were delighted to have…
From the 23-25 May 2023, RUSI Europe led projects MASIF and CT MORSE supported the organisation of the event ‘Identifying programmatic links to enhance cooperation among EU-funded transregional organised crime and counter terrorism projects’ organised by FPI, with contribution from EEAS and DGs INTPA, HOME and NEAR. The event brought together team leaders and experts…
