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Montevideo, March 28th 2024 - 15:28 UTC

Tag: border controls

  • Tuesday, March 14th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

    Uruguay to up border controls in fight against drug trafficking

    “Controls at ports and border crossings are fundamental,” Arbeleche said

    Uruguayan Customs authorities are to deploy three new state-of-the-art scanners for border control, Economy and Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche announced Monday during the opening of the VIII Regional Meeting of the Global Container Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. The plan is an initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization.