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Operation Demeter VI
DRI also coordinated and participated in Operation “Demeter VI” launched during September and October 2020 by WCO in cooperation with China customs. The operation was focused on clamping down on illegal waste shipments as
Operation STOP
As the pandemic took hold of all countries in the world, WCO launched Operation STOP in May 2020 aimed at mobilizing participating Customs administrations to conduct simultaneous inspections of consignments that may potentially contain certain types of
defined under the Basel Convention, as well as illegal refrigerant and other chlorofluorocarbon shipments, responsible for ozone depletion, provided for under the Montreal Protocol.
counterfeit/illicit pharmaceutical products and other goods posing a threat to health and safety at the critical time. DRI, on behalf of Indian Customs, participated in the Operation and participated in the related trainings and webinars. Operation STOP and the related
