UNODC Border Management

🚢 Combatting illicit trafficking at #Thailand's ports The UNODC Passenger and Cargo Control Programme (#PCCP) was pleased to organize a joint visit for UNODC, French Customs (Attaché douanier pour l'Asie du sud-est DGDDI) and other law enforcement attachés to the Port of #LaemChabang, one of the regions largest ports, supported by UNODC and the World Customs Organization. The UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, together with the UNODC PCCP Regional Coordinator, joined French Customs to review port infrastructure, inspect high-risk shipments and identify customs violations, aiming to advance inter-agency cooperation and strengthen risk-based targeting, contributing to safer, more secure global supply chains. 💪Currently supporting a network of over 190 strategically positioned, nationally owned inter-agency units in 89 countries, PCCP strengthens capacities of border management authorities at air, sea, and land borders to intercept illicit commodities and high-risk passengers along global trafficking routes, while facilitating legitimate trade. With generous support of the Australian Border Force, Thailand was the first country in Southeast Asia to join PCCP in 2015 and continues to demonstrate strong commitment to secure its borders and protect its communities.  UNODC extends its appreciation to French and Thai Customs, as well as the Laem Chabang Port authorities for the excellent collaboration and hospitality.🤝 #DGDDI #DRI #WCO #ABF Siri Bjune I Cristina Iampieri I Delphine Schantz I Thomas Dixon I Topan R. | Rémi Tuma

🚨 Driving Integrity and Cooperation in Critical Raw Materials Supply Chains On 26 November, UNODC and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe officially launched a new #EU-funded initiative in #Tashkent to boost the integrity and sustainability of Critical Raw Materials (#CRM) supply chains across Central Asia. 🤝 Together with the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, UNODC kicked off this project during the EU-Central Asia Economic Forum, a fitting stage for a topic that is rapidly shaping the future of the green energy transition. UNODCs role in this project will be to assist Central Asian countries in: 🔍 Strengthening integrity and accountability across CRM supply chains by identifying and addressing risks linked to illicit activities, crime and corruption. 🤝 Enhancing regional and international cooperation to prevent, investigate and prosecute #mineralscrime. 🌱 A major step toward more accountable and secure supply chains in a region that plays a pivotal role in the global CRM landscape. Looking forward to the collaboration ahead! Siri Bjune I Giovanni Broussard I Oliver Stolpe

👮♀️ Strengthening #Liberia’s Frontline Against Drug Trafficking   UNODC Border Management, through its Global Programme on Criminal Network Disruption (#GPCD #CRIMJUST), delivered targeted eLearning training to 9 newly deployed officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (#LDEA), including 3 female officers. The training took place at Roberts International Airport from 3 to 7 November 2025 and focused on drug identification, investigative interviewing, precursor control, and hands-on use of TruNarc analyzers; ensuring operational readiness through a blended learning approach.   Just days later, on 11 November, LDEA seized and disposed ❗ 395g cocaine, ❗ 148g heroin, ❗ 5g Kush, ❗ 4kg marijuana, and ❗ 111,000 Tapentadol pills 💰 Estimated street value: Over USD 200,000.   🔎 Integrity remains core: 1,406 LDEA officers were tested for drug use since September, with 10 dismissed for positive results, upholding public trust and building a cleaner, safer Liberia - one trained officer, one seized gram, one accountability measure at a time.   #CRIMJUST #DrugFreeLiberia #UNODC #LDEA Siri Bjune I Kate Meredith I Mario Hemmerling

💪 Strengthening Airport Security and Inter-Agency Cooperation in Benin   Generously funded by the #EuropeanUnion, UNODC Border Management, through its Passenger and Cargo Control Programme (#PCCP), supported frontline officers at #Cotonou Airport in #Benin, delivering advanced training on high-risk passenger targeting and airport interdiction techniques.   📢 Opening remarks were delivered by the #EUDelegation to #Benin, the Office of the #UNResidentCoordinator, and by Benin’s Permanent Secretary to CILAS (Interministerial Commission for Combating the Abuse of Psychotropics Substances), highlighting the importance of a strong, coordinated response to evolving trafficking threats at airports.   Over the course of the week, front line officers enhanced their ability to: ✅ Identify high-risk passengers using intelligence-led indicators ✅ Detect narcotics and currency smuggling attempts ✅ Apply advanced behavioral analysis and questioning techniques ✅ Conduct effective baggage searches and interpret x-ray imagery   👩✈️ Strong participation from female officers in this training reflected the shared commitment to diverse, inclusive and more resilient frontline teams.   #EuropeanUnion #UNODC #PCCP #BorderManagement #IllicitTrafficking #AIRCOP #EUinEmergencies Tatiana Romon I Siri Bjune I Cristina Iampieri I Nourhan Tomoum

🤝 Strengthening Serbia’s Borders Through Strategic Partnerships The #EuropeanUnion, UNODC, the Serbian Ministry of Interior and the Customs Administration of the Serbian Ministry of Finance, continue their joint efforts to improve the safety and security of #Serbia’s borders. ❗At a high-level event held at #Belgrade Nikola Tesla International Airport senior representatives of the Serbian Government, the #EU and UNODC reaffirmed their shared commitment to enhancing border management and strengthening the rule of law through modern and coordinated approaches. This event was conducted in the framework of the “EU-UNODC Joint Action on Promoting Rule of Law and Good Governance through Targeted Border Control Measures at port and airports in South-Eastern Europe”, generously funded by the #EU and implemented by UNODC together with national and international partners. 👩✈️ The initiative supports the establishment of strategically positioned, nationally owned inter-agency units at key source and transit points, fully capable to combat cross-border crime, enhance traveler safety, and secure Serbia’s role as a trusted partner in regional and international security frameworks. #EUDelegationtoSerbia Frontex IOM Serbia EU4FAST Siri Bjune I Cristina Iampieri I Batyr Geldiyev

🗓18 November,📍Brussels 3rd Rules Based Targeting Workshop - Narcotics 💊💉 I had the opportunity to present two global United Nations programmes: the Passenger Cargo Control Programme (PCCP) and the Countering Terrorist Travel Programme (CTTP) 🇺🇳 During my intervention, I highlighted the strong synergies between Passenger Information Units (PIUs) and Airport Control Units (ACUs) also known as Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITFs), and how closer cooperation enhances both border security and facilitation. UNODC Border Management #API #PNR #ACU #PIU #CTTRAVEL #PCCP

🌳 Strengthening Regional Action Against Illegal Deforestation & Timber Trafficking   The Law Enforcement Assistance Programme to Reduce Tropical Deforestation (#LEAP) Southeast Asia and Pacific Regional Meeting, took place in #Bangkok, Thailand from 4 to 7 November 2025.   Co-organized by UNODC and INTERPOL, this regional engagement brings together key enforcement agencies from #Indonesia, #Malaysia, #VietNam, and #PapuaNewGuinea, including Customs, Police, Defense Force, Prosecutors, Forest Authorities, and Financial Intelligence Units.   🔑Key Objectives ➡️ Exchange progress and operational results in countering illegal timber trade. ➡️ Strengthen container-profiling and interdiction capabilities at ports, river ways, and land border check points. ➡️ Enhance information-sharing and inter-agency cooperation frameworks. ➡️ Support investigative coordination, financial intelligence integration, and joint tasking. This event is part of our continued commitment to protecting tropical forests, supporting frontline officers, and advancing coordinated regional law enforcement action across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, generously funded by NICFI - Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative   Together, we build stronger borders, stronger institutions, and a safer, greener future. 🌏🤝🌱   #UNODC #INTERPOL #LEAP #NICFI #ForestGovernance #TimberTrafficking #EnvironmentalCrime #AML #Customs #LawEnforcement #SoutheastAsia #Pacific #SustainableForests Siri Bjune I Giovanni Broussard I Cristina Iampieri I Toral Vadgama I Bob Van den Berghe I Nicole Quijano-Evans I Topan R.

💪 The UNODC Border Management Branch and #OrganizedCrime and #IllicitTrafficking Branches joined partners today in #Milan on “Curbing Trafficking in Cultural Property: A Path for Global Strategy?”, bringing together justice, culture, law enforcement, academia and the private sector to move from principles to practice. Opening remarks were delivered by the UNESCO Chair on Business Integrity and Crime Prevention in the Art and Antiquities Market, the Permanent Representative of #Italy to UNODC, H.E. Debora Lepre, as well as UNODC Director for Treaty Affairs, John Brandolino. ➡️ The UNODC Organized Crime and Illicit Trafficking Branch presented the international frameworks guiding collective action, while the UNODC Border Management Branch outlined how the 2014 UN International Guidelines are being operationalized on the ground. 🔎 UNODC will continue supporting Member States to detect, investigate and prosecute trafficking in cultural property and to safeguard heritage for future generations. #CulturalHeritage #RuleOfLaw #UNODC #InternationalCooperation #CriminalJustice #BorderManagement #TraffickingInCulturalProperty #unite4heritage #UNESCO #INTERPOL #GPCD CNPDS - Fondazione Centro nazionale di prevenzione e difesa sociale John Brandolino I Siri Bjune I Kate Meredith I Murat Yildiz I Stefano Manacorda