Press Release: EU to provide new funding to counter organised crime and drug trafficking

The European Commission announced on the 8 August 2014 that it will provide additional funding for the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP) to disrupt the illegal networks that are disseminating drugs and other illicit products through smarter, more effective, well-connected and intelligence led counter-narcotic activities of participating airports. Its purpose is to strengthen detection, interdiction and intelligence capacities in several countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

The AIRCOP programme has established Joint Airport Interdiction Task Forces (JAITF) in participating international airports and connected them to international law enforcement databases and communication networks to promote intelligence and information sharing between services at national and international level.