Category: Smuggling
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BLITZ actions: goods worth over 1,200,000 lei, discovered by border police
Between August 14-16 this year, border police officers from the Romanian Border Police stopped for control, on DN 5,... Read More
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13 tons of “laughing gas” seized in southern Tenerife
The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization in southern Tenerife dedicated to the illegal import, storage, and... Read More
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Shipment of counterfeit watches stopped by Indianapolis US CBP
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Indianapolis’ express consignment facility intercepted a shipment containing 96 counterfeit watches on... Read More
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Bulgarian Customs officers seized over 200,000 cigarettes
Customs inspectors of the Ruse Customs Territorial Directorate seized more than 200,000 cigarettes during an inspection of a lorry... Read More
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78 arrests in bust of major Western Mediterranean smuggling network in Spain
The criminal network operated like a logistics company managing two-way maritime smuggling of drugs, weapons and migrants between Europe... Read More
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US CBP Officers at IAH seize nearly $9 million in counterfeit FIFA World Cup 2026™ merchandise
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that officers from the IAH Trade Enforcement Team have seized nearly 20,000... Read More
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Twenty people arrested after the seizure of 23 tons of loose tobacco in Ciudad Real
The Spanish Civil Guard and the Tax Agency, as part of Operation ‘Principito’/’Tajuli’, have arrested 20 people for tobacco... Read More
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Frontex joins World Customs Organization to target cash and valuables smuggling in Southeast Europe
Cash in several currencies and silver jewellery were seized in a pilot operation in Southeast Europe, as Frontex and... Read More
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Benin and Nigeria catch smugglers in first-of-its-kind geospatial intelligence-led Customs operation
The World Customs Organization (WCO), through the WCO–JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project and in partnership with the... Read More