GRES Atlantic South November 2024 Newsletter
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Major Drug Shipment Seizure Alert – SEACOP Operation from Uruguay
The SEACOP Special Response Group in the South Atlantic tops the headlines again by successfully preventing the arrival of a major drug shipment to Europe, with simultaneous operations in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Earlier this month, SEACOP and the COLIBRI project set up an Operational Coordination Centre in Montevideo, where they supervised an unprecedented…
Advanced Vessel Search Training in Uruguay delivered by SEACOP
During the week of October 28 to November 1, an intensive advanced training on drug search techniques was delivered to 14 participants from the Uruguayan Naval Prefecture, Customs, and National Police. Led by two experts from the Operational Group of Technical Inspections (GOIT) of Spain’s National Police, the training included hands-on experience conducting comprehensive, methodical…
Ton of cocaine seized in Uruguay by SEACOP-trained teams
SEACOP-trained teams of the port of Montevideo have achieved a remarkable seizure at the end of September 2024. Authorities of Uruguay reported the arrest of several people and simultaneous searches in Montevideo houses following the discovery of a fishing boat with a ton of cocaine, about to leave for the Atlantic.“The operation was carried out…
Special Response Group (GRES) created by SEACOP prevents over 1 tonne of cocaine from reaching Europe
Buenos Aires, Argentina – A Landmark Success in Drug Trafficking Prevention Within the framework of the EU-funded SEACOP project, the innovative GRES-Atlantico-SUR initiative has achieved impressive results in just one month since its inception. This initiative is part of a comprehensive strategy to combat drug trafficking and organised crime, spanning from the Paraná Waterway to…
Launch of SEACOP-GRES-ATLANTICO SUR – Bridging Africa, Europe and Latin America against drug trafficking
From 5 to 7 June, in Asunción, 🇵🇾 SEACOP launched a unique trans-regional initiative aimed at strengthening joint operations between the Americas and Africa named GRES-ATLANTICO SUR. Why is this initiative special? Announced in the presence local authorities, Naval Prefectures of Argentina and Uruguay, and Federal Police of Brazil, this strategy will provide a special…
SEACOP launches 2nd Maritime Intelligence training in Uruguay
Excited to announce that we launched a maritime intelligence training yesterday in Montevideo, Uruguay 🇺🇾 ! This marks the 2️⃣nd edition of this training delivered by SEACOP in the country. This time, trainers from the Brazilian Federal Police, the Argentinean Naval Prefecture, and SEACOP’s Latin America Regional Coordinator Alfredo Diaz will focus on updating and deepening the knowledge acquired…
SEACOP maritime intelligence course concludes in Uruguay
Last week, from 21 to 25 November 2022, SEACOP organised a course on maritime intelligence in the city of Montevideo, in Uruguay. Uruguay constitutes a brand partner country of SEACOP, which joined under the fifth phase of the project, launched in May 2021. The training took place in the facilities of the Uruguayan Naval Prefecture…
COLIBRI and Uruguay officialise their partnership to enhance controls on General Aviation
Uruguay is the first country to assent a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with project COLIBRI. Uruguay was identified by COLIBRI during its early stages of implementation as a potential key partner to engage with and through collaborative responses, enhance and strengthen the controls around general aviation and the fight against illicit trafficking. The agreement of…
COLIBRI launches its online training programme
Successful implementation of the first COLIBRI National Online Training Course in Uruguay between 20-31 July 2020 The COLIBRI Project is designed to improve coordination and information sharing in order to develop the capacities of customs officials and their partners in the fight against organized crime and illicit trafficking, to strengthen the rule of law and…