Category: Institutional

In the course of his recent visit to Colombia, the MAOC (N) Executive Director signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Colombian National Police, represented on the occasion by Mayor General Henry Armando Sanabria Cely, aimed at strengthening the ties of cooperation between both institutions. The MAOC (N) has been working closely with the Colombian…

On Saturday, October 8 2022, the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre – Narcotics (MAOC-N) welcomed a bipartisan delegation from the United States House of Representatives Armed Services Committee led by Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA). The focus of the delegation was to conduct engagements with senior U.S., NATO and other regional partners on European and Transatlantic…

MAOC-N hosted a visit for the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe, represented by Mr João Goulão (the Pompidou Group Chairman, and also Director-General of SICAD – Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies General Directorate), by Mr Denis Huber (the Pompidou Group Executive Secretary) and by Mrs Ana Sofia Santos (the SICAD Head of…

MAOC (N) hosted a visit for the Brazilian Federal Police, represented by Mr Márcio Nunes de Oliveira, the General Director, Mr Caio Rodrigo Pellim, the Director of Investigation and Fight against Organised Crime Unit and Ms Cecília Silva Franco, the Brazilian Police Liaison Officer at the Brazilian Embassy in Lisbon. This visit took place in…

Over the last two days, the MAOC-N Executive Board met at the Portuguese Judicial Police headquarters in Lisbon, to undertake a comprehensive review of the Centre’s activity during 2021 and to set out its strategic direction for the coming years. The Portuguese Judicial Police National Director, Mr. Luis Neves, opened the session, ahead of a…

The Executive Director of EMSA Mrs. Maja Markovčić Kostelac visited the MAOC-N, in a meeting that served to strengthen the ties of cooperation between the Centre and this European agency also based in Lisbon, in a partnership that started in 2008, and has been progressively consolidating over the years. In a very fruitful meeting, there…

Her Excellency the Minister of Justice of Cape Verde Mrs. Joana Gomes Rosa Amado led a delegation on a visit to MAOC-N, including the National Director of the Cape Verdean Judiciary Police Mr. Ricardo Cláudio M. Gonçalves. This meeting aimed at strengthening the existing ties between Cape Verde and MAOC-N, discussing the archipelago’s strategic importance…

Her Excellency Mrs. Wendy Morton visited MAOC-N this week in the company of the UK Ambassador to Portugal, His Excellency Mr. Christopher James Sainty, in an initiative that served to showcase the Centre’s efforts in combating maritime drug trafficking and to present the UK’s decisive contribution to the results achieved over the last 14 years.…

His Excellency The Prime Minister of Cape Verde Mr. Ulisses Correia e Silva visited the MAOC-N, in a meeting that served to strengthen the ties of cooperation between the Centre and the Cape Verdean relevant agencies, in a partnership that has lasted since 2008, and has been progressively consolidating over the years. In a very…