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Montevideo, April 25th 2024 - 16:57 UTC

Tag: Enviromental crimes

  • Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

    First global multi-agency operation against marine pollution crimes

    The global network of “30 Days at Sea” coordinators involved environmental, maritime and border agencies, police forces, customs, and port authorities

    An international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. Codenamed 30 Days at Sea, the month-long (1 to 31 October) operation saw some 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries detect over 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and garbage from vessels, ship-breaking, breaches of ship emissions regulations, and pollution on rivers and land-based runoff to the sea.