Smuggling
Türkiye becomes committee member against illicit trafficking
Türkiye has been elected as a member of the Subsidiary Committee of the Meeting of States Parties to the "UNESCO 1970 Convention," which is an international treaty to combat the illegal trade in cultural items.
Türkiye's membership in the committee will work to promote the protection of cultural assets and their return to their homelands.
Four-year membership
10 arrested in North Macedonia in people smuggling raids
Authorities in North Macedonia said Monday that 10 men were arrested as suspected members of an international people smuggling ring following an investigation that lasted nearly two years.
"The Times": Bulgaria to help Rishi Sunak stop Illegal Immigration
Bulgaria will help Rishi Sunak to stop illegal immigration - under this headline, the newspaper "Times" informs about a new cooperation being prepared between London and Sofia to combat with human traffickers.
Border guards found to be on the take
Five officers from the Didymoteicho Border Guard Department in northeastern Greece were arrested on Monday after a five-month investigation and charged with smuggling migrants from Turkey, authorities announced on Tuesday.
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Two people arrested for transporting heroin in Thessaloniki
Police officers in northern Greece arrested two people from drug trafficking on Tuesday night after discovering more than 12 kilos of heroin in their car.
The suspects, a 33-year-old foreign national, believed to be a leading member of a bigger drug ring, and a 27-year-old Greek woman, believed to be a member of the gang, where stopped at the Malgara toll station, near Thessaloniki.
Cocaine smugglers linked to foiled attempt from Peru
The people arrested last week in connection with the shipment of 104 kilos of cocaine from Ecuador to Thessaloniki in a container of bananas had also previously attempted to import 5 tons of cocaine into Greece from Peru, according to the case file opened by the Narcotics Department of Thessaloniki, which handled the case.
Four arrested over migrant trafficking
Four foreign nationals were arrested by security officers of the Piraeus and Kimi port authorities, it was reported on Tuesday, on suspicion of transporting migrants from Turkey to Greece and other European countries.
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Belgrade and Skopje Airports ‘Hubs for Illicit Activities’: Report
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, GI-TOC, a Geneva-based NGO, published a report on Monday warning that Balkan airports are vulnerable to organised crime and that Belgrade and Skopje airports in particular are regional hubs for illicit activities.
Thessaloniki police score big cocaine bust
More than 100 kilograms of cocaine were seized by police in Thessaloniki investigating a drug smuggling network.
According to reports on Tuesday, investigators have arrested nine suspects in what is being described as an ongoing operation against the racket.
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Nearly 600 illegal migrants caught in Istanbul
Security forces have caught a total of 583 illegal migrants in a joint operation in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district while they were attempting to reach Romania via the Black Sea.
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