A 47-year-old Portuguese woman was arrested at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on June 20 after aviation security discovered 50 .22 caliber Long Rifle bullets in her backpack without proper documentation. The incident occurred at a departure checkpoint as she prepared to fly to Abu Dhabi. Did You Know? The .22 caliber … Read more
Shenzhen authorities and customs officials have formed a new collaborative framework to combat the smuggling of cultural relics, marked by a formal agreement signed on Thursday. The partnership between the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports and the Anti-Smuggling Bureau of Shenzhen Customs aims to standardize data sharing, artifact identification, and … Read more
Dr. Vincent Munster, a lead virologist at the National Institutes of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories, faces federal charges for allegedly smuggling deactivated mpox and other biological materials into the United States. According to a criminal complaint unsealed in the Eastern District of Michigan, Munster and research assistant Claude Kwe were detained by customs officials at … Read more
The Inside Man: How Logistics Security Failures Facilitate Large-Scale Drug Smuggling Modern supply chains are the lifeblood of the global economy, but they are also increasingly targeted by organized crime. The recent case of a FedEx ramp agent in Auckland, New Zealand, who leveraged his position to facilitate a sophisticated drug smuggling operation, serves as … Read more
The Evolution of Mineral Smuggling in the Green Era The recent reports of illegal tin smuggling between Indonesia and Malaysia highlight a growing and dangerous trend in transnational organized crime. While traditional smuggling often focused on narcotics or weapons, there is a visible shift toward “critical minerals.” As the world pivots toward green energy and … Read more