The National Police of Colombia, through the Antinarcotics Directorate in Development of the #Emerald Strategy in coordination with Operation Tayrona and with the support of the EU-funded SEACOP Project, has carried out four operations with the international agencies of French Customs, Tax Agency, Civil Guard, National Police of Spain, and CBP of the USA. The…
DetailsAs part of the training on targeting and searching vessels (without a plan or modified) held in Dakar from 7 to 11 March 2022, the ten agents of the JMCU in Dakar were provided with new individual safety equipment (helmets, overalls, safety shoes, gloves). This unit, which includes police officers, customs officers and gendarmes, contributed…
DetailsThe EU-funded project SEACOP V and the Ministry for the Public Service, Home Affairs Labour and Gender Affairs of St Lucia, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue cooperation in the fight against illicit maritime trade. Represented by Minister Dr Virginia Albert-Poyotte, and SEACOP Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, Karen Clarke, the event…
DetailsThe coordinator of the SEACOP project in Africa, Mr. Eric Wiart, and the deputy coordinator, Mr. Thierry Thimon, carried out a mission to The Gambia on 8, 9 and 10 February 2022, in order to assess the conditions for the implementation of phase V of the SEACOP project there. This project, which began in 2012…
DetailsThis week, SEACOP organised a training for members of the Joint Maritime Control Unit of Saint Lucia, which aimed to equip them with the knowledge and skills pertaining to the control of ships of various types. The sessions, both theoretical and practical exercises -as displayed in the yacht search pictures- revolved around: control methodology, security,…
DetailsA group of officers part of the Customs and Exercise Division -the Joint Maritime Control Units established with the support of SEACOP back in March 2016- has recovered 15 firearms, 12 magazines and 963 live rounds of ammunition hidden in several items in a cargo container on the port of Woodbridge Bay Port, Dominica, last week.…
DetailsThe first mentoring activity of SEACOP V in the Caribbean was launched in Kingston, Jamaica on January 24. Members of the Jamaican Joint Maritime Control Unit (JMCU) are receiving capacity building support from three coast guards from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for five days. This activity aims at consolidating the skills and knowledge of the team,…
DetailsSEACOP’s mission to Colombia began on the January 24, 2022, with outreach visits carried out with the National police and their armada. In the presence of the Anti-Narcotics Chief Major General Ricardo Alarcon and Area Chief of Ports Mr. Colonel Yasid Alberto Montaño of the National Police, SEACOP Team Leader Dominique Bucas introduced the SEACOP…
DetailsOn January 19, the national Steering Committee (NSC) of SEACOP V in Latin America and the Caribbean was held in Santo Domingo. A significant number of local authorities were involved in the meeting, in the presence of the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs, Mr. Hugo Francisco Rivera. The EU Ambassador to the…
DetailsThis week, the Joint Maritime Control Unit operating in the port of Dakar 🇸🇳 (or UMCCN) was involved in the seizure of ammunition with an estimated value of almost 5 million Euros. Over the past two years, the SEACOP project has made a significant contribution to the training of Senegalese police, gendarmerie and customs officers assigned…
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