Border security

Global Counter-Smuggling Operation Completed at Border Points

A global counter-smuggling operation coordinated by the World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL has seized more than $460 million in cash and bearer negotiable instruments (BNIs) and some 300 weapons.

Interceptions were made at key border points in the participating countries, supported by operational units established at the WCO in Brussels, Belgium, and the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, to ensure an effective flow of information between customs and police.

The operation codenamed Chimera, which involved 70 countries, a total of 229 seizures/detentions were reported including cash destined for conflict zones or linked to individuals from those areas.