Terrorists among the tourists? Inside international border operation Neptune III
Channel: INTERPOL
Date: 2021-10-26

Tens of thousands of vehicles and passengers cross international borders via maritime routes every year. Traffickers and terrorists regularly take these routes, compromising regional security across Europe and Africa.

Operation Neptune III was an international operation aimed at strengthening passenger controls at a number of seaports and airports linking North Africa to Southern Europe. The operation yielded 29 arrests, include one suspected terrorist, and seizures of cash, firearms and illicit drugs. 

Led by INTERPOL with the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Frontex, Neptune III involved law enforcement in five countries – Algeria, France, Italy, Spain and Tunisia – and was carried out during the summer 2021 tourist season.

Read more about Operation Neptune III on our website: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2021/Cash-guns-cocaine-and-a-suspected-terrorist-captured-in-international-border-operation