SEACOP welcomes EU Commissioner, Belgian Minister in Ecuador

 It was a very productive week for SEACOP in Ecuador  ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ! SEACOP, represented by Project Director Dominique Bucas and Regional Coordinator for Latin America Alfredo Diaz Sanchez welcomed a high level delegation composed of European ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Belgian ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชMinister of Interior Annelies Verlinden. Their visit was part of EU’s continued efforts to strengthen cooperation on issues…

Kick off of SEACOP narcotics search training in Ecuador

EACOP continues its support in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking in Ecuadorย ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ. 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…

SEACOP holds National Steering Committee in Ecuador

Last week, SEACOP and high level political authorities of #Ecuador ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ 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 partakes in OAS seminar in Guatemala, launches maritime security strategy

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…

SEACOP, MAOC-N launch regional initiative on fight against maritime trafficking

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…

SEACOP mentoring on ship searches concludes in Abidjan

Last week, SEACOP delivered a very successful mentorship for the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Cote d’Ivoire ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ. 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…

SEACOP delivers Joint Maritime Control Unit advanced training in Peru

From 23-27 January 2023, SEACOP conducted a specialised training on the search for illicit substances aboard vessels, targeted at officials from the Navy, Customs, National Police and Port Authority of #Peru ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช. Two experts from the Operational Group of Technical Inspections (GOIT) of the Spanish National Police were mobilised by SEACOP, in order to deliver…