The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close co-operation with Europol and law enforcement from five other countries, have seized in the city of Málaga the first ever half-submersible vessel being built on European territory. Similar vessels captured in the past have always been of Latin American manufacture. The seizure was made in the framework […]
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The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with Europol and law enforcement from five other countries, have seized in the city of Málaga the first-ever half-submersible vessel being built on European territory. Similar vessels captured in the past have always been of Latin American manufacture.
According to an official Europol’s statement, the seizure was made in the framework of Operation FERRO, a high-level law enforcement operation against an organised crime group involved in large-scale drugs trafficking. As per the press release:
“Over 300 police officers carried out this operation in Spain, supported by the National Police of Colombia (Policía Nacional de Colombia), the Dutch National Police (Politie), the Portuguese Judicial Police (Polícia Judiciária), the U.K. National Crime Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with international activity coordinated by Europol.”
Canada announces projects in Colombia to support most vulnerable populations
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Canada has announced $29.5 million in development assistance for 6 projects to support high-quality education, peace and economic prosperity in Colombia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in Venezuela.
Innovative approaches to ensuring vulnerable children and adolescents receive high-quality education: $20 million over 8 years
This project is a public- and private-sector fund that will create a marketplace for affordable education solutions that can be expanded to serve the most vulnerable in Colombia. It will strengthen the education ecosystem and improve education public policy, using a results-based payment approach to achieve greater impact. Canada’s contribution will leverage co-financing investments from 4 of Colombia’s leading private sector foundations. Colombia’s Ministry of Education is a partner key to the sustainability of the marketplace.