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Cross Border Crime
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Smuggling
Wildlife Trafficking
US CBP agriculture specialists intercept rare Chief Goliath beetles being smuggled to Germany
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists seized three live Chief Goliath beetles on Aug. 19 in Philadelphia that... Read More
Counterfeit Goods
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Chilean Customs alert allowed the detection of more than 100 shipments associated with poppers to dismantle a clandestine laboratory
Following coordinated work with the PDI (Chilean Investigative Police) and the Western Criminal Analysis Prosecutor’s Office, a group dedicated... Read More
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Andorran Police joins Europol’s secure communication network
Europol and the Andorran Police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding connecting Andorra to Europol’s Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA),... Read More
Drugs
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1,283 kilos of cocaine intercepted hidden in a shipment of coconuts in Seville
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Tax Agency have seized 1,238 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of... Read More
Drugs
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Smuggling
More than 4.5 kilos of cocaine base and other illicit substances were detected during checks in Antofagasta, Chile
Officials from the Antofagasta Regional Customs Office also seized 347 cartons of cigarettes and more than 390 articles of... Read More
Cross Border Crime
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Organised Crime
Crackdown on Italian organised criminal network involved in large-scale euro counterfeiting
Europol has supported an international operation targeting a criminal network linked to the Italian mafia-type organisation Camorra. The operation,... Read More
Drugs
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US CBP officers seize more than $25 million in methamphetamine at Pharr International Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $25,167,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine... Read More
Drugs
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US CBP officers seize more than $550k in methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl at Del Rio Port of Entry
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized a potent mixed load... Read More
Migration
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Frontex: Irregular border crossings into the EU down 1/3 in first 8 months of 2026
The number of irregular border crossings into the European Union continued to fall in the first eight months of... Read More