Law Enforcement

  • ‘More Sophisticated’ Pirates

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    Though piracy has significantly reduced off the Somali coast, pirates have become more organised and sophisticated, Indian Navy officers l have said. Commanding officer of Indian naval ship Deepak, Balbir […]

  • NATO Fights Somali Piracy Nearer Coast

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    This week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS ROTTERDAM, HDMS […]

  • Russia takes delivery of patrol boats

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    The Russian Customs Service has taken delivery of three 14.7 metre patrol boats, designed by South African company Icarus Marine. The steel vessels are designed for the harsh conditions of […]

  • Cocaine haul and corpse found on yacht

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    A decomposed body and 200kg (440lb) of cocaine have been discovered on a grounded boat off the coast of Tonga, police say. The drugs, which were hidden in the hull […]

  • Official Secrets Act Breach

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    Royal Navy submariner admits Official Secrets Act breach. A Royal Navy submariner has admitted breaching the Official Secrets Act by collecting classified coding programmes that could be useful to UK […]

  • Security Council Extends AU Mission

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    The Security Council this morning reauthorized the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to maintain its deployment for four months, until 7 March 2013, while deciding to expand the United […]

  • Security agencies face radical shake-up

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    A radical overhaul of Bermuda’s security and defence agencies is in store to eliminate “expensive duplication”, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said yesterday. The review will take in the Bermuda […]

  • Guns for Christmas?

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    Nigerians will need to be more security conscious as Christmas draws nearer. Reason: intelligence report indicates increased arms importation. Already, security has been beefed up at the nation’s airports, land […]

  • Aerial Maritime Surveillance

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    Two year contract extension agreement reached between UK company Cobham and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Cobham clinches £105m Australian Aerial Maritime Surveillance contract Cobham has reached agreement with […]

  • Security Forces Kill 14 Kidnappers

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    Nigerian security forces stormed the hideout of the kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout, police said Saturday. “The hoodlums […]

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