German customs authorities seized 8 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value
News briefing – Week of 10 July
According to new figures from the UNODC, Colombia is witnessing a significant upsurge
News briefing – Week of 3 July
G20 leaders pledged during the G20 Summit in Hamburg to focus their efforts on
GAFILAT-EU successfully closes after 7 years
The GAFILAT-EU project was successfully completed at the end of June, fulfilling seven years of
News briefing – Week of 26 June
Drug-related violence has been on the rise in Mexico since the capture and extradition of
News briefing – Week of 19 June
According to the World Drug Report 2017 from the UNODC, the global illicit drug market is
“Listen First” is the theme of this year’s International Day against Drug Abuse
“Listen First – Listening to children and youth is the first step to help them grow healthy and safe” is the main message of 2017’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking commemorated today all over the world.
AIRCOP is growing in Africa and proves its worth with significant seizures
By becoming the 13th fully operational AIRCOP team in Africa in May 2017, Ouagadougou Airport (Burkina Faso) joins a growing network of 19 Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs), which will soon include the airports of Bissau and El Salvador.
World Drug Report 2017 – A quarter of a billion people worldwide use drugs
According to the latest World Drug Report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), nearly a quarter of a billion people
Major European airports see substantial decrease in drug seizures in flights from Latin America and the Caribbean to Europe
Since AIRCOP’s launch in 2010, 19 inter-service Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs) have been established, composed of officials from different law enforcement agencies, including police, customs, immigration and airport authorities, and over 2500 law enforcement officers have been trained at 37 selected international airports