Bridgetown, 7 March 2023 – The government of Barbados on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the fight against trafficking at sea during a National Steering Committee co-organised with European Union-funded project SEACOP. Chaired by the Division of National Security, Prime Minister’s Office, the committee gave SEACOP representatives the opportunity to meet with representatives of local…
The second edition of the joint SEACOP and Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (Narcotics) – MAOC (N) “Threat and Case Studies” initiative was held yesterday, led by Brazil. This series of online regional meetings aims to bring together countries from Latin America to discuss different threats and cases in order to improve the exchange of information, build…
It was a very productive week for SEACOP in Ecuador 🇪🇨! SEACOP, represented by Project Director Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez welcomed a high level delegation composed of European 🇪🇺 Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Belgian 🇧🇪Minister of Interior Annelies Verlinden. Their visit was part of EU’s continued efforts to strengthen cooperation on issues…
EACOP continues its support in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking in Ecuador 🇪🇨. Yesterday, SEACOP launched a weeklong training on the search and location of narcotic substances on boats. The activity is taking place at the South Naval Base in Guayaquil and will be targeted at officials from Ecuador’s Customs, the Navy and the National…
In the framework of the SEACOP V project in West Africa, a training course on maritime intelligence began on Monday 27 February in Praia, Cape Verde 🇨🇻. 10 officers from the judicial police, customs, maritime police and coast guard are participating in this activity, which is being conducted by experts from French customs and MAOC-N.…
Last week, SEACOP and high level political authorities of #Ecuador 🇪🇨 gathered in Quito for a National Steering Committee on maritime security. During meetings held at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Quito, representatives of local authorities, the EU Delegation in the country, the Spanish and the US Embassies discussed further cooperation…
SEACOP is participating in an international workshop organised by the Organisation of American States – OAS-CITCE in Guatemala this week. A total of 17 local institutions, high-level authorities, heads of the main ports of the region and international organisations such as the International Maritime Organisation -IMO-, the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law and the Private…
Snippets of the closing ceremony of the ship search mentorship held in Freetown, Sierra Leone last week by SEACOP. Presided over by the Deputy National Security Coordinator in the presence of Mr. Holger Comment, representing the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone and the SEACOP Deputy Regional Coordinator for Africa, Mr. Akizi-Egnim AKALA. In his…
Last week the SEACOP team in Latin America, together with the support of Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre (Narcotics) – MAOC (N) launched a regional initiative called “Threat and Case Studies” where all participating countries plan to exchange experiences with other partners in the region. With these meetings, SEACOP aims to support the fight against…
Last week, SEACOP delivered a very successful mentorship for the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮. 15 participants from the Police, maritime police, port authority, national Gendarmerie and Customs were involved in the activity, which included practical exercises on board of vessels. On Friday, the closing ceremony was presided over by the Secretary…
