Seaports: monitoring the EU’s floodgates for illicit drugs

Introduction

This report, prepared by the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) and the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office Western Europe (RILO-WE) of the World Customs Organization (WCO), supports the European Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership. It provides an overview of drug seizures in or destined for EU seaports from January 2019 to June 2024. Due to significant data gaps, the findings should be interpreted with caution.

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Table of contents

  • Executive summary
  • Introduction
  • Explanatory note on data
  • Drug seizures and EU ports: facts and figures
  • Conclusions and recommendations
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