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Joint Police Operation "Mos Maiorum": Statewatch can confirm that the UK is taking part in Joint Operation "Mos Maiorum"
25 October 2014
Joint Police Operation "Mos Maiorum":
Statewatch can confirm that the UK is taking part in Joint Operation "Mos Maiorum". This is said to involve the exchange of information by the Border Force but there is no information as yet to the involvement of police action around the country..
The UK took part in Joint Operation PERKUNAS in 2013:
Final report on operation PERKUNAS (LIMITE doc no: 16045-13, pdf):
"The largest proportion (48,89%) of interceptions was reported by Italy, with 4,800 intercepted irregular migrants. The second (15,36%) and third (7,89%) largest proportions of interceptions were reported by Germany (1,606 intercepted irregular migrants) and the United Kingdom (825 intercepted irregular migrants) respectively."
and in 2012 in
Joint Police Operation Aphrodite - final report (LIMITE doc no:6224-13, pdf) Interception of "irregular migrants":
"Germany 1,510, United Kingdom 728, Spain 468, Austria 387, Poland 365 and Switzerland 249" [emphasis added]