As the global economy becomes increasingly interconnected, opportunities for trade have spread around the world. Shipping lanes are the highways of international commerce. However, this presents opportunities not only for governments and legitimate businesses but also for transnational organized crime groups to transport anything from legal goods used for money laundering, to prohibited drugs and […]
Turkmenistan: BOMCA 10 held a workshop on EU approaches and used IT tools for inland controls, facilitating detection of cross-border crime and illegal stay of foreigners
From April 15 to 16, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), in partnership with the Law Enforcement in Central Asia Project (LEICA), held a national workshop in Ashgabat for officers from analytical units responsible for risk analysis and crime identification. This programme activity aims to familiarise participants with EU approach to […]
Turkmenistan Strengthens Border Security with New Complex on Caspian Sea Coast
On Tuesday, 15 August, a new complex of buildings and facilities of the State Border Service was opened on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan, the TDH agency reports. The base is equipped with the latest technical equipment and technologies, a digital system, electronic maps, which allow to track the navigation of passenger […]