Category: Institutional

MAOC-N is co-organising, alongside the Portuguese Polícia Judiciária and the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM), the Maritime Illicit Trafficking Meeting, taking place this week in Lisbon. The event brings together representatives from USAFRICOM, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South), the U.S. Department of…

MAOC-N was pleased to welcome Lorraine Nolan, Executive Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), to its Headquarters in Lisbon, where she was received by the Centre’s Executive Director. The visit provided an opportunity to exchange views on the evolving drugs landscape and to reaffirm the strong working relationship between MAOC-N and EUDA. Both…

This week, a significant milestone was achieved in the efforts to enhance collaboration in the fight against illicit maritime trafficking as Rear Admiral Luciano Calixto de Almeida Junior, Commander of Maritime Operations and Blue Amazon Protection (COMPAAZ) in representation of the Brazilian Navy and MAOC-N’s Executive Director, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the…

The Executive Director of MAOC-N attended the official launch of Frontex Contingent 5 in Lisbon, Portugal. In addition to the Executive Director of Frontex, Hans Leijtens, the opening ceremony was attended by Luís Neves, the Portuguese Minister for Home Affairs, and Fernando Grande-Marlaska, the Spanish Minister of the Interior, underlining the importance of European cooperation…

MAOC-N recently welcomed a delegation from the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), led by Executive Director Colonel Michael Jones, who was accompanied by the team’s maritime lead and two analysts. The visit provided an opportunity to further strengthen cooperation between MAOC-N and CARICOM IMPACS in addressing transnational organised crime and…

MAOC-N recently participated in the III National Forum on Integrated Border Protection: Brazil’s Maritime Border, held on 26–27 May in Rio de Janeiro. The event, organised by Brazil’s Institutional Security Office (Gabinete de Segurança Institucional – GSI), brought together representatives from national and international authorities involved in maritime security, border protection and the fight against…

MAOC-N recently participated in the MED-9 Conference in Croatia, which brought together senior representatives from nine Mediterranean and Southern European Union Member States to strengthen coordination on shared regional security challenges. Represented by a Senior Analyst, MAOC-N contributed to two high-level working sessions focusing on combating irregular migration and enhancing the protection of the EU’s…

The Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ), in coordination and with the support of MAOC-N, welcomed a delegation from the Guardia di Finanza of Bergamo during a series of institutional visits taking place in Lisbon. The Guardia di Finanza, a military-structured law enforcement body responsible for safeguarding Italy’s economic and financial security, was represented by two generals…

MAOC-N participated in the first General Assembly of the Diamond Network, organised within the framework of EL PACCTO, held in Quito from 20 to 24 April 2026. The Diamond Network brings together specialised law enforcement agencies from Latin America and Europe working to combat international drug trafficking and strengthen operational cooperation between partner countries. As…

MAOC-N recently welcomed the President of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, to its headquarters. He was hosted by the Executive Director and the Head of Operations of MAOC-N during the visit. The German delegation also included the Head of Division for Serious and Organised Crime at the BKA, Markus Koths. The…