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shining a light

Brazil seizes 1.4 ton of drug at Port of Santos

October 28, 2019

Officers from Brazil Customs’ Port Control Unit in the Port of Santos profiled outbound container shipments to Europe and made a massive cocaine seizure.

stack of containers from MSC and Hapag Lloyd

Fiji joins Container Control Program to fight cross-border crimes

October 23, 2019

To prevent drug trafficking and illicit cross‑border activities, Fiji participated in a workshop on Container Control Program conducted by the World Customs Organization.

Port Control Units seized 300 tons of illicit drug globally

September 30, 2019

Most containers carry legal merchandise, but some are being used to smuggle drugs, weapons, and other illicit goods.

Container Control Program exposes cross-border drug trafficking

August 22, 2019

World Customs Organization training experts recently conducted an initial training on risk profiling of containers in La Paz, Bolivia, which led to the bust of an international drug trafficking syndicate.