Month: January 2026
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Airport Identity Risk Index 2026: Regula Highlights Weak Chip and Certificate Validation as the Fastest-Growing Risk
As airports replace physical documents with digital identities, boarding passes with biometrics, and manual checks with automated gates, identity... Read More
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Rise of illicit trade in plastic and e-waste reported as WCO’s Operation DEMETER XI Delivers Record Results
Operation DEMETER XI, the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) flagship enforcement operation targeting the illicit trade in waste and substances... Read More
Drugs
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Royal Malaysia Police foil alleged attempt to import large haul of heroin and meth into Australia
The AFP has congratulated the Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) after it foiled an alleged attempt by a criminal syndicate... Read More
Drugs
Maritime
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Europol report: evolving tactics in maritime cocaine trafficking operations
A new Europol report published today provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolving tactics employed by criminal networks to...
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Human Trafficking
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US CBP Marine Interdiction Agents intercept migrant vessel with Uzbeki and Russian aliens near Vieques, Puerto Rico
Marine Interdiction Agents from Air and Marine Operations, an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, intercepted a... Read More
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US CBP tests first-of-its kind vehicle barrier system at Sierra Blanca checkpoint
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector unveiled a first-of-its-kind advanced vehicle barrier system today at the Sierra Blanca... Read More
Drugs
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24 industrial-scale labs dismantled in the largest-ever operation against synthetic drugs
A large-scale law enforcement action, conducted within the Europol-coordinated operation Fabryka, led to the dismantling of a criminal network... Read More
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Organised Crime
Three criminal organizations linked to the Balkan Cartel, dedicated to smuggling large shipments of cocaine, have been dismantled
National Police officers, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard and the Tax Agency, have carried out an... Read More
Human Trafficking
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Fugitive members of small boat people smuggling network who sexually abused migrants are extradited
Two men convicted over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been extradited to Belgium following a... Read More