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MAOC-N recently took part in the European Police Chiefs Convention at Europol’s Headquarters in The Hague, bringing together more than 500 police chiefs and law enforcement delegates from 59 countries and 15 international organisations. Following a proposal from the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, MAOC-N was invited to contribute to a…

Ambassador Helen Cheney, Australian Ambassador to Portugal, also accredited to Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, recently visited the MAOC-N headquarters in Lisbon, where she was welcomed by the Centre’s Executive Director. She was accompanied by the Australian Defence Attaché to Portugal, Captain Matt Richardson. During the visit, Ambassador Cheney and Captain Richardson…

On 26 and 27 August, Lisbon hosted the latest meeting of a project funded by the Internal Security Fund (ISF), aimed at tackling the introduction of cocaine into Europe via the Atlantic Front. Co-organised by the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ) and the Spanish National Police, the event was held at the PJ headquarters and brought…

The Executive Director of MAOC-N recently attended the 40th International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Co-hosted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Argentina’s National Ministry of Security, the conference brought together senior law enforcement officials and delegates from a wide array of countries, alongside representatives from international law enforcement…