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700-kg cocaine stash seized on Maersk ship
Source: Freight News Australian police are seeking information about a criminal syndicate responsible for a 700-kilogram cocaine stash...
Freight News
Aug 25, 2022


Seizure of underwater ‘narco-drones’ raises policing concerns
Source: Freight News Spanish police authorities seized autonomous underwater vehicles, each capable of transporting around 200 kilograms...
Freight News
Aug 25, 2022


Arrest of seven South African tourists in Nepal heroin bust sparks international probe
Source: Daily Maverick Drug packages were traced to planes arriving in Nepal, allegedly carried by SA passengers aboard flights, and were...
Daily Maverick
Aug 25, 2022


International organised crime leader has been arrested at Yorke Peninsula, police say
Source: ABC News Australia The alleged leader of an international organised crime syndicate operating using the ANOM app has been...
ABC News Australia
Aug 25, 2022


Drug smugglers get innovative
Source: Freight News As port authorities tighten the screws on drug smugglers, with more and more quantities of cocaine being seized in...
Freight News
Aug 25, 2022


International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Source: WCO OMD On 26 June every year, the World Customs Organization (WCO) joins the international community to mark the United Nations’...
WCO OMD
Aug 25, 2022


R1.7million worth of cigarettes seized in South Africa by SAPS on 25 April 2022
File Photo: SAPoliceServices Source: https://www.herald.co.zw/sa-cops-seize-r17million-cigarettes-contraband/ Beitbridge Bureau Limpopo...
WCO ESA RILO
Apr 27, 2022


355 Master cases of cigarettes confiscated by SAPS in South Africa.
Pictures by SAPS Media Statement by South African Police Service Office of the Provincial Commissioner North West POTCHEFSTROOM - In a...
WCO ESA RILO
Jun 22, 2021


Truck driver caught smuggling cigarettes worth more than R1m in Springs
File photo By: Iavan Pijoos Journalist A truck driver from Zimbabwe was arrested for smuggling illicit cigarettes worth more than R1m in...
WCO ESA RILO
Apr 20, 2021


Cocaine dealers nabbed at RGM International Airport
File photo BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE A BRAZILIAN national and her local accomplices have been arrested for illegal possession of 230 grammes...
WCO ESA RILO
Apr 20, 2021


Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer
Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau Security officials working with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) anti-smuggling unit in Beitbridge...
WCO ESA RILO
Mar 1, 2021


ZRA INTERCEPTS NINE TRUCKS
February 13, 2021 By Yamiko Banda The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has intercepted nine trucks for suspected conspiracy to defraud the...
WCO ESA RILO
Feb 19, 2021


Ford Ranger stolen in Sandton discovered under piles of brooms on truck at Mozambique border
Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/watch-ford-ranger-stolen-in-sandton-discovered-under-piles-of-brooms-on-truck-at-m...
WCO ESA RILO
Dec 31, 2020


COVID-19 Control Measures in SADC – Striking a balance between control and Trade Facilitation
Photo credit: Jan Hoffmann By Innocent Muranganwa 12 Oct 2020 The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not spared the Southern African...
WCO ESA RILO
Oct 21, 2020


Smugglers busted with 121 smuggled TV sets
Source: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/nkulumane-trio-nabbed-for-121-smuggled-television-sets/ Thandeka Moyo-Ndlovu, Chronicle Reporter...
WCO ESA RILO
Sep 22, 2020


New secure information-sharing platform for East Africa
Source: https://www.traffic.org/news/new-secure-information-sharing-platform-for-east-africa/ Arusha, Tanzania, 27th August 2020—Over 60...
WCO ESA RILO
Sep 14, 2020


Launching of RILO Eastern and Southern Africa’s new Website to enhance communication and cooperation
On 20 July 2020, at the invitation of the WCO Vice-Chair for East and Southern Africa (ESA) region, and the Commissioner General of...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 21, 2020


SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust
Source: www.freightnews.co.za by Staff Reporter The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has seized rhino horn worth R11.6 million at OR...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 17, 2020


WCO and INTERPOL jointly mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL have reaffirmed their commitment to aligning police and customs efforts in the fight...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 1, 2020


WCO and United States Conduct Integrity Webinar Series
During June, the WCO collaborated with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to conduct a webinar series focused on integrity. The...
WCO ESA RILO
Jul 1, 2020
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