Global AIRCOP meeting gathers experts to identify good practices and challenges in detecting illicit trafficking by air

Global AIRCOP meeting gathers experts to identify good practices and challenges in detecting illicit trafficking by air

Lyon, 11 February 2019 - Ninety representatives of national law enforcement agencies and international organizations gathered at INTERPOL Headquarters for the 6th Global Meeting of the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP), a joint endeavour of UNODC, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO). The project aims at strengthening the capacities of international airports across the globe to detect and intercept drugs, other illicit goods and high-risk passengers in origin, transit and destination countries.