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A large amount of drugs was seized in the port of Zeebrugge. During a customs check, 183 kg of cocaine was discovered in a hidden compartment under the floor plate of a truck from Lithuania that was transporting 29 pallets of tomato sauce. The 30-year-old driver was arrested and placed under an arrest warrant for… Read more: 183 kg of cocaine discovered in the port of Zeebrugge

Coordinated efforts by Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Eurojust and Europol, have resulted in the arrest of 21 suspected members of a drug trafficking group smuggling drugs into Europe on commercial flights. The investigation revealed a sophisticated system used by the criminal group to evade authorities. After law enforcement found several sports bags containing 30… Read more: Drug traffickers using commercial flights halted by international coalition

The keen and trained eye of the operators of the National Customs Service’s scanner truck stationed at the Los Libertadores border crossing was crucial in uncovering a large and dangerous contraband operation. As part of routine inspections of cargo vehicles traveling through this international corridor, a truck from Córdoba, Argentina, was selected to undergo a… Read more: In Los Libertadores, authorities intercept contraband veterinary medicines hidden in a spare tire

The Civil Guard and the Foral Police have dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to the manufacture, adulteration, storage and distribution of synthetic drugs, mainly speed. Operation Malandrona-Nautilus was carried out in ten phases, involving 19 searches and resulting in 20 arrests. Ten of those arrested have been remanded in custody. During the operation, more than… Read more: The largest synthetic drug lab located to date in Navarre has been dismantled

The organization, based in Spain and linked to prominent figures in international drug trafficking, smuggled cocaine into Europe from Colombia and Panama and used luxury real estate agencies to launder both its own profits and those of other criminal organizations. More than 1,300,000 USDT in crypto assets have been seized, dozens of bank accounts have… Read more: An international drug trafficking organization that operated as a money laundering network for organized crime has been dismantled

A New York City man is facing felony drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 65 pounds of khat (Catha edulis) in his baggage on Wednesday night at Washington Dulles International Airport. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police arrested Bakari Wally, 24, a U.S. citizen from the Bronx, Thursday morning and charged him… Read more: New York man arrested after CBP officers seize 65 pounds of khat in passenger baggage at Dulles Airport

A New York City man is facing felony drug charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered 65 pounds of khat (Catha edulis) in his baggage on Wednesday night at Washington Dulles International Airport. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police arrested Bakari Wally, 24, a U.S. citizen from the Bronx, Thursday morning and charged him… Read more: New York man arrested after CBP officers seize 65 pounds of khat in passenger baggage at Dulles Airport

ACI EUROPE, Amadeus, IATA, IDEMIA Public Security and SITA today announced the formation of the Responsible Biometrics Travel Industry Coalition, calling on EU policymakers to ensure the Digital Omnibus actively supports the voluntary and secure use of biometrics in travel while protecting passenger choice and privacy. The coalition is seeking a balanced regulatory approach that… Read more: New Travel Industry Coalition Calls for EU Digital Omnibus to Enable Secure, Seamless Biometric Journeys

Ketamine, cannabis and a substance resembling toxic mushrooms, some of it hidden inside shoe boxes, were seized at Madrid airport during a week-long operation against synthetic drug trafficking through the air, co-led by Frontex.  The operation, called Aerial Routes, delivered the following results:  The operation ran for a week at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport. Led… Read more: Ketamine among more than 12 kg of drugs seized at Madrid airport in operation co-led by Frontex

The highway checkpoints in the Special Surveillance Perimeter, coordinated by Customs, within the framework of the Regional Roundtable against Organized Crime, included the deployment of public services and police to strengthen the prevention and detection of illegal activities in different parts of the region. More than 800 inspected vehicles are part of the results of… Read more: More than 800 vehicle inspections and 4 arrests for cigarette smuggling in highway operation in the Coquimbo Region

More than 156 tonnes of drugs were seized and over 490 people arrested in an international operation that dismantled dozens of criminal networks moving cocaine and other illicit goods across the Atlantic. Operation ATLAS NEXUS was co-led by Frontex. It is the largest joint operation against organised crime carried out to date between Europe, Latin… Read more: More than 156 tonnes of drugs seized and dozens of criminal networks dismantled in a global operation co-led by Frontex

The findings correspond to cocaine base, cocaine hydrochloride and ketamine, which were transported through false bottoms in suitcases and different methods of concealment, even attached to the body. Three new procedures carried out by officials of the Antofagasta Regional Customs at the Ollagüe Border Complex allowed the detection of more than 7 kilos of different… Read more: Chilean Customs adds new drug seizures in Ollagüe and detects more than 7 kilos in three operations

 For the fourth time in recent weeks, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents encountered illegal aliens who had been locked inside a freight car by smugglers. Uvalde Border Patrol Station agents made the discovery just before dawn on Sept. 16 while conducting an inspection of a stationary freight train on a rail siding near Knippa.… Read more: U.S. Border Patrol agents rescue four from locked train car

US CBP Air and Marine Operations and the U.S. Coast Guard interdicted a smuggling vessel early Tuesday morning, resulting in the apprehension of 23 illegal aliens near Angelfish Creek, Florida. On Sept. 15, 2026, an Air and Marine Operations Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft conducting an Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol detected a surface target of interest off… Read more: US CBP Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Coast Guard Interdict Smuggling Vessel, Apprehend 23 Illegals

Operation ATLAS NEXUS, led by the Belgian Federal Police and jointly coordinated by EMPACT MTCNI (Operational Action 6.1), Frontex, and CARICOM IMPACS, with the support of EL PACCTO 2.0, has identified and dismantled dozens of transnational criminal networks across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The operation targeted five priority criminal markets—drug trafficking, trafficking in… Read more: Over 490 arrests. More than 156 tonnes of drugs seized. 35 countries working as one