First published Oct 14, 2026, 9:41:16 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 14, 2026, 9:41:16 AM UTC

Regional police leaders to strengthen fight against cross-border crime

Regional police and security leaders are to meet in Pretoria, South Africa, to discuss cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organised crime. Discussions include a proposed regional centre for intelligence-sharing and coordinated law enforcement.

Illustrative image: 18 of march 2012. Moscow. The leaders of the police operation, near one of the paddy wagons, discuss the need to raise additional police force to disperse demonstrations. — Evgeniy Isaev from Moscow, Russia/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Why it matters

The meeting focuses on proposed cooperation among several countries to address cross-border crime.

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Categories: politics-and-governance, geopolitics-and-conflicts

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