Over half of all criminal investigations today include a request for cross-border access to electronic evidence such as texts, e-mails or messages in…
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Museum heists turn violent: new Europol report on cultural property theft tactics
The spotlight features some key findings:Increasing violence: Museum thefts are becoming more aggressive, with offenders using tools like sledgehammers,…
Drug trafficking investigation leads to some of the world’s biggest underground bankers
The investigation, led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and supported by Europol, has resulted in the arrest of 21 suspects for offences…
Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
This follows several years of intensive and extensive investigations led by the German Federal Police under the direction of three Bavarian Public…
Europol and European Labour Authority strengthen cooperation against labour exploitation
The Working Arrangement formalises cooperation that has already demonstrated its value through joint involvement in EMPACT activities. It provides a…
Europol celebrates the International Day of Police Cooperation
On 7 September, Europol is marking the International Day of Police Cooperation together with its partners to recognise the central role our network plays…
Global public-private operation disrupts Sality botnet active for two decades
An international operation supported by Europol has disrupted the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, a long-running criminal infrastructure used to…
78 arrests in bust of major Western Mediterranean smuggling network in Spain
The operation, conducted under a newly established Europol Taskforce within Europol’s European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, brought together officers…
Season 4 of The Europol Podcast available now
The Europol Podcast is the official podcast of the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation. This season, we spoke to our Europol experts on the…
Europol-led action against nihilistic violent extremist network “The Com”
An estimated 4 340 URLs related to nihilistic violent extremism were referred during the initiative organised by Europol’s EU Internet Referral Unit – EU…
Migrant smuggling network using rental cars dismantled across the Balkans
Led by the Greek authorities and supported by Europol, the investigation targeted a criminal network composed mainly of Syrian and Egyptian nationals…
Europol supports operation against amphetamine producers
As part of an extensive investigation led by the German Krefeld Public Prosecutor’s Office and Mönchengladbach Police, officers from the North…
Growing number of data requests and complex legal landscape among key challenges for accessing electronic evidence
Over half of all criminal investigations today include a request for cross-border access to electronic evidence such as texts, e-mails or messages in…
Museum heists turn violent: new Europol report on cultural property theft tactics
The spotlight features some key findings:Increasing violence: Museum thefts are becoming more aggressive, with offenders using tools like sledgehammers,…
Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia
This follows several years of intensive and extensive investigations led by the German Federal Police under the direction of three Bavarian Public…
Europol and European Labour Authority strengthen cooperation against labour exploitation
The Working Arrangement formalises cooperation that has already demonstrated its value through joint involvement in EMPACT activities. It provides a…
Global public-private operation disrupts Sality botnet active for two decades
An international operation supported by Europol has disrupted the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, a long-running criminal infrastructure used to…
78 arrests in bust of major Western Mediterranean smuggling network in Spain
The operation, conducted under a newly established Europol Taskforce within Europol’s European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, brought together officers…
Europol and Frontex strengthen cooperation with new Working Arrangement
The new arrangement replaces the agreement signed in 2015 and reflects the significantly expanded mandates that both agencies have received in recent…
Migrant smuggling network using rental cars dismantled across the Balkans
Led by the Greek authorities and supported by Europol, the investigation targeted a criminal network composed mainly of Syrian and Egyptian nationals…