Tag: London
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European police actions on English Channel: German authorities prevent “human smuggling” from the EU
In joint raids, European police forces confiscate life jackets, making it more difficult for refugees to cross into the UK. The German Federal Police are also taking part. Both the German Federal Police and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) are again participating in cooperative efforts to prosecute smuggling across the English Channel. This was […]
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Undercover operations: UK special court sentences police for sexual relations
In at least 27 cases, British police officers have deceived women and entered into intimate relationships with them in undercover missions. According to a verdict handed down yesterday, the police force in charge also interfered with the physical integrity, privacy and political activities of those involved. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London ruled yesterday […]
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Spain wants to station its gendarmerie in Gibraltar
Frontex should actually control the new EU external borders at the Rock of Gibraltar. According to an EU paper, however, the Guardia Civil will take over border tasks there for the first time. In addition to maritime surveillance, this concerns queries of the Schengen Information System or the new EU travel register ETIAS and the […]