Category: Institutional

Domingos Monteiro Correia, the National Director of Guinea-Bissau’s Judicial Police, recently visited the Headquarters of MAOC (N) in Lisbon, accompanied by a UNODC delegation. The meeting focused on the vulnerabilities in West Africa and the growing importance of the African route in the context of maritime drug trafficking destined for Europe. Additionally, both parties underlined…

The Spanish Ambassador to Portugal, Juán Fernández Rodrigo, accompanied by the Spanish Embassy’s Legal Attaché and the Counsellor of The Interior, Juan Carlos Durán Gomez and Andrés Jiménez Garcia, recently visited the Centre’s Headquarters in Lisbon. This visit reinforced MAOC-N and Spain’s shared and unwavering commitment to enhancing maritime security and combating drug trafficking through…

Brazil’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Lewandowski, recently visited the Centre’s Headquarters in Lisbon, reaffirming the excellent cooperation between Brazil and MAOC-N, and discussing the country’s strategic importance in combating maritime drug trafficking. The Minister, who was accompanied by fellow Federal Police officials Fabio Ronan Costa and Naim Ferreira Lima, was also briefed…

On May 23rd, 2024, the Italian Ambassador to Portugal, Claudio Miscia, visited the Headquarters of MAOC-N in Lisbon. The recently appointed Ambassador, who was accompanied by the Italian Embassy’s Head of Consular Section, Simone Salvatore, was hosted by the Executive Director of MAOC-N, Sjoerd Top, and briefed by an analyst on the Centre’s current operations…

On July 2nd, 2024, MAOC-N hosted the official Accession Ceremony of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Federal Republic of Germany to the Centre. The ceremony was held at the Portuguese Judicial Police (PJ) Headquarters, in Lisbon, and was honored by the presence of The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson. The event, which…

MAOC-N recently welcomed Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), to its Headquarters in Lisbon. This high-profile visit underscores the ongoing collaboration between the two international law enforcement institutions in the fight against drug trafficking. During her visit, Administrator Milgram met with the Executive Director and the Head of Operations to discuss…

On the 19th of June 2024, Rear Admiral Joshua Lasky, recently appointed Deputy Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S), visited the Centre’s headquarters in Lisbon. The meeting, hosted by the Centre’s Head of Operations, served to reinforce the institutional cooperation between the two institutions, to discuss the most recent trends pertaining…

On the last days representatives from MAOC-N were part of an event organized by SEACOP in Lisbon, to discuss new paths for cooperation to combat the threat posed by maritime drug trafficking in the Atlantic. The event brought together high-level participants from Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean alongside with EU and international institutions like…

British Ambassador to Portugal, Lisa Bandari, and Deputy Head of Mission, Nigel Boud, recently visited the Centre’s Headquarters in Lisbon. This visit reinforced MAOC-N and the UK’s shared and unwavering commitment to enhancing maritime security and combating drug trafficking through international cooperation. During her visit, Ambassador Bandari met with the Centre’s Director Sjoerd Top and…

On 18/04/2024, the Executive Director of MAOC-N hosted the Swedish Ambassador to Portugal, Elisabeth Eklund, at the Centre’s Headquarters in Lisbon. Ms Eklund, who is also Ambassador to Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, was briefed by one of the analysts on some of the Centre’s past and current operations, with an emphasis…