This article has been indexed from Newsroom The cooperation between the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and the Dutch Police (Politie) in the framework of the investigation into Encrochat has led to the discovery of an industrial-scale cocaine laboratory in…
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€45 million worth of heroin concealed in marble shipment seized in Romania
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol supported the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) in dismantling an organised crime group involved in large-scale drug trafficking. The operation involved also law enforcement authorities from Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, the…
Hit against euro counterfeiters linked to the Camorra
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 20 May 2021, Europol supported the German Regional Criminal Police of Nordrhein-Westfalen (Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen) and the Italian Finance Corps (Guardia di Finanza) of Rome and Naples in dismantling an organised crime group…
Europol helps Spanish authorities break up a €26.5 million VAT fraud scheme
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An international law enforcement operation involving 5 countries with the support of Europol and Eurojust has resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which has caused over…
Europol helps Spanish authorities break up a €26.5 million VAT fraud scheme
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An international law enforcement operation involving 5 countries with the support of Europol and Eurojust has resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which has caused over…
Spanish and UK police forces recover €6 million in two-year long Ponzi scheme investigation
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Hundreds of victims of a €15 million Ponzi scheme may soon recover up to 40% of their losses as a result of an international law enforcement effort to recover the ill-gotten funds. The…
Trading scheme resulting in €30 million in losses uncovered
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 11 May 2021, a large criminal network involved in investment fraud and money laundering was dismantled as a result of a cross border operation supported by Europol and Eurojust. The investigation, led…
12 arrested in France in latest hit against tobacco smugglers
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Earlier this week, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested 5 individuals and seized 250 000 counterfeit cigarettes in a series of raids in the…
Trading scheme resulting in €30 million in losses uncovered
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 11 May 2021, a large criminal network involved in investment fraud and money laundering was dismantled as a result of a cross border operation supported by Europol and Eurojust. The investigation, led…
12 arrested in France in latest hit against tobacco smugglers
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Earlier this week, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested 5 individuals and seized 250 000 counterfeit cigarettes in a series of raids in the…
Spanish and UK police forces recover €6 million in two-year long Ponzi scheme investigation
Hundreds of victims of a €15 million Ponzi scheme may soon recover up to 40% of their losses as a result of an international law enforcement effort to recover the ill-gotten funds. The cooperation between the Spanish regional Catalan Police…
Eight arrests for selling potentially dangerous food supplements online
Europol supported the Italian Carabinieri (NAS Carabinieri) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the online sale of illegal food supplements containing active medical ingredients. Read the original article: Eight arrests for…
Over 56 400 cultural goods seized and 67 arrests in action involving 31 countries
Despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the Pandora operation targeting the illicit trafficking of cultural goods has been the most successful to date with over 56 400 cultural goods seized. These objects include archaeological objects, furniture,…
New Trace An Object uploads: fresh leads needed in child sexual abuse cold cases
We are releasing today to the public a series of new Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object images in an attempt to solve child sexual abuse cold cases. All six pictures – a t-shirt, a wristband, a bag –…
Over €1 million in cash seized as part of investigation into tobacco smuggling ring
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol and Eurojust with the involvement of 3 countries has resulted in the arrest of 12 suspects, including the masterminds, belonging to a Russian-speaking organised crime group involved in the illegal cigarette trade.…
A spice worth its weight in gold: a multi-million euros fake saffron trafficking scheme uncovered
Europol supported the Spanish authorities in targeting an organised crime group laundering millions of euros of illegal profits coming from the trafficking of substandard saffron. The criminal network mixed real saffron with herbs and chemicals to increase their margins before…
New action at EU level against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy and Germany
In a new major operation against international drug trafficking and money laundering, Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent Italian and German authorities with the arrest of 31 suspects in both countries, alleged to be part of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia,…
New action at EU level against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy and Germany
In a new major operation against international drug trafficking and money laundering, Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent Italian and German authorities with the arrest of 31 suspects in both countries, alleged to be part of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia,…
4 arrested in takedown of dark web child abuse platform with some half a million users
Read the original article: 4 arrested in takedown of dark web child abuse platform with some half a million users Four have been arrested in a multi-agency operation sparked by a German investigation into one of Europe’s most prolific child…
Three arrested in Spain for encouraging terrorist attacks against France and its interests abroad
Read the original article: Three arrested in Spain for encouraging terrorist attacks against France and its interests abroad In the early hours of 27 April, officers of the Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional) with the support of Europol swooped on…
Conditions applicable to the cooperation with the UK since 1 January 2021
Read the original article: Conditions applicable to the cooperation with the UK since 1 January 2021 The EU and the UK have concluded a Trade and Partnership Agreement specifying the possibilities and conditions for their cooperation after the end of…
1 600 offences detected in a global operation against marine pollution
Read the original article: 1 600 offences detected in a global operation against marine pollution Between 1 and 30 March 2021, 300 agencies across 67 countries joined forces against marine pollution during the third global operation 30 Days at Sea.…
30 arrested in the Netherlands and Poland after 5,4 million counterfeit cigarettes seized
Read the original article: 30 arrested in the Netherlands and Poland after 5,4 million counterfeit cigarettes seized An international law enforcement operation involving the Netherlands, Poland and Europol has resulted in the arrest of 30 members of a prolific organised…
228 arrests after 70 000 individuals checked across Europe to tackle mobile criminality
Read the original article: 228 arrests after 70 000 individuals checked across Europe to tackle mobile criminality Between 13 and 16 April 2021, law enforcement authorities from 17 countries* targeted mobile organised crime groups active across Europe as part of…
228 arrests after 70 000 individuals checked across Europe to tackle mobile criminality
Read the original article: 228 arrests after 70 000 individuals checked across Europe to tackle mobile criminality Between 13 and 16 April 2021, law enforcement authorities from 17 countries* targeted mobile organised crime groups active across Europe as part of…
Smuggling network connected to four deaths at sea dismantled in Spain
Read the original article: Smuggling network connected to four deaths at sea dismantled in Spain On 29 March 2021 Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling from Morocco to…
Smuggling network connected to four deaths at sea dismantled in Spain
Read the original article: Smuggling network connected to four deaths at sea dismantled in Spain On 29 March 2021 Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling from Morocco to…
Serious and Organised Crime in the EU: A corrupting influence
Read the original article: Serious and Organised Crime in the EU: A corrupting influence Today, Europol publishes the European Union (EU) Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, the EU SOCTA 2021. The SOCTA, published by Europol every four years, presents…
Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director
Read the original article: Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director We have been made aware of scams using the name of Europol’s Executive Director. Emails or messages on Social Media, written in different languages, use the…
Dark web hitman identified through crypto-analysis
Read the original article: Dark web hitman identified through crypto-analysis Europol supported the Italian Postal and Communication Police (Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni) in arresting an Italian national suspected of hiring a hitman on the dark web. The hitman, hired…
Follow the money: members of drug trafficking network arrested for money laundering in Germany and Luxembourg
Read the original article: Follow the money: members of drug trafficking network arrested for money laundering in Germany and Luxembourg At the request of France, authorities in Germany and Luxembourg carried out a coordinated blow on the network which was…
Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme
Read the original article: Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) has dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG) suspected of facilitating VAT fraud and money laundering. The criminal activities caused…
Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme
Read the original article: Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) has dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG) suspected of facilitating VAT fraud and money laundering. The criminal activities caused…
Follow the money: members of drug trafficking network arrested for money laundering in Germany and Luxembourg
Read the original article: Follow the money: members of drug trafficking network arrested for money laundering in Germany and Luxembourg At the request of France, authorities in Germany and Luxembourg carried out a coordinated blow on the network which was…
Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director
Read the original article: Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director We have been made aware of scams using the name of Europol’s Executive Director. Emails or messages on Social Media, written in different languages, use the…
9 million fake sedative pills removed from circulation by Hungarian and Norwegian Police
Read the original article: 9 million fake sedative pills removed from circulation by Hungarian and Norwegian Police Over 9 million counterfeit sedative tablets have been seized as a result of a joint operation between the Hungarian National Police (Magyar Rendőrség)…
Three arrested in Spain for terrorist financing
Read the original article: Three arrested in Spain for terrorist financing The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, arrested three individuals in Madrid and Santa Cruz de Tenerife for their suspected involvement in the facilitation of terrorist financing.…
Five arrests in hit against investment fraudsters
Read the original article: Five arrests in hit against investment fraudsters On 4 March 2021, Europol supported a hit on a large investment fraud network operating in several EU Member States. The investigation, led the by Lithuanian Police (Lietuvos Policija)…
37 arrests in a hit on counterfeiters of high quality €500 fake banknotes in Spain
Read the original article: 37 arrests in a hit on counterfeiters of high quality €500 fake banknotes in Spain On 9 March 2021, Europol supported the Spanish authorities in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the distribution of high…
Lured into street prostitution: 19 arrests in latest hit against human traffickers
Read the original article: Lured into street prostitution: 19 arrests in latest hit against human traffickers On 9 March, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Service of Countering Organised Criminality Giurgiu within the Romanian Police (Poliția…
Gang smuggling migrants via the Balkan route busted in Germany
Read the original article: Gang smuggling migrants via the Balkan route busted in Germany On 17 March, Europol supported the German Federal Police, Criminal Investigation Unit Halle (Bundespolizeiinspektion Kriminalitätsbekämpfung Halle) in dismantling an organised crime group smuggling migrants from Turkey…
Gang smuggling migrants via the Balkan route busted in Germany
Read the original article: Gang smuggling migrants via the Balkan route busted in Germany On 17 March, Europol supported the German Federal Police, Criminal Investigation Unit Halle (Bundespolizeiinspektion Kriminalitätsbekämpfung Halle) in dismantling an organised crime group smuggling migrants from Turkey…
Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director
Read the original article: Beware of scam using the name of Europol’s Executive Director We have been made aware of scams using the name of Europol’s Executive Director. Emails or messages on Social Media, written in different languages, use the…
Spanish Police seize first ever narco-submarine made in Europe
Read the original article: Spanish Police seize first ever narco-submarine made in Europe The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), in close cooperation with Europol and law enforcement from five other countries, have seized in the city of Málaga the first…
Illegal mobile application with more than 100 million users taken down in Spain
Read the original article: Illegal mobile application with more than 100 million users taken down in Spain Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) to dismantle a criminal group distributing illegal video streams. The investigation also involved law enforcement…
New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks
Read the original article: New major interventions to block encrypted communications of criminal networks Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Belgium, France and the Netherlands have in close cooperation enabled major interventions to block the further use of encrypted communications…
Seizure of €14 million worth of contraband cigarette leads to 13 arrests in Danish-Dutch sting
Read the original article: Seizure of €14 million worth of contraband cigarette leads to 13 arrests in Danish-Dutch sting A total of 13 individuals were arrested in Denmark for their alleged role in smuggling counterfeit cigarettes produced in a clandestine…
Cute, but deadly: law enforcement seize over €16 million worth of fake toys
Read the original article: Cute, but deadly: law enforcement seize over €16 million worth of fake toys Close to 5 million counterfeit toys have been confiscated as a result of Operation LUDUS organised by Europol with the support of OLAF…
Police and customs authorities worldwide are warning the public to be vigilant with their gift-giving after they have seized over €16 million worth of fake toys during the recent festive period.
Read the original article: Police and customs authorities worldwide are warning the public to be vigilant with their gift-giving after they have seized over €16 million worth of fake toys during the recent festive period. Close to 5 million counterfeit…
Trace An Object initiative expands to the Asia Pacific region
Read the original article: Trace An Object initiative expands to the Asia Pacific region The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is launching today its own version of the Europol ‘Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object’ public appeal to help identify…
Trace An Object initiative expands to the Asia Pacific region
Read the original article: Trace An Object initiative expands to the Asia Pacific region The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is launching today its own version of the Europol ‘Stop Child Abuse – Trace An Object’ public appeal to help identify…
Gang smuggling Indian nationals busted in Romania
Read the original article: Gang smuggling Indian nationals busted in Romania Europol supported the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) to dismantle an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling. Law enforcement authorities from Austria, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Serbia also…
Exploitation on the construction site: 38 arrested in France, Romania and Moldova for abusing migrant workers
Read the original article: Exploitation on the construction site: 38 arrested in France, Romania and Moldova for abusing migrant workers An investigation by the French Border Police as part of the National Police (Police aux Frontières / Police judiciaire), the…
Police dismantle criminal network linked to international VAT fraud trading vegetable oil
Read the original article: Police dismantle criminal network linked to international VAT fraud trading vegetable oil The Polish Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne) and German Tax Office for Prosecution and Criminal Matters in Berlin (Finanzamt für Fahndung und Strafsachen…
Europol and the World Anti-Doping Agency to tackle doping together
Read the original article: Europol and the World Anti-Doping Agency to tackle doping together Today, 18 February 2021, Europol and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sign a Memorandum of Understanding to reinforce the cooperation in the fight against the illegal…
COVID-19 chiefs of police working group meets to talk pandemic and fighting crime threats
Read the original article: COVID-19 chiefs of police working group meets to talk pandemic and fighting crime threats On Friday 12 February, Europol’s Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle welcomed Vittorio Rizzi, Deputy Director-General of Police and Director of the Criminal…
VAT fraud clampdown: international scam with memory cards uncovered in the Netherlands
Read the original article: VAT fraud clampdown: international scam with memory cards uncovered in the Netherlands On 10 February 2021, the investigation service of the Dutch tax authorities -FIOD (Fiscale Inlichtingen en OpsporingsDienst) busted a criminal network involved in international…
Irish family-based gang targeted in probe into €4 million laundering
Read the original article: Irish family-based gang targeted in probe into €4 million laundering On 10 February, the Criminal Asset Bureau of the Irish National Police (An Garda Síochána) took action against a criminal gang suspected of large-scale money laundering. …
SIRIUS Annual Advisory Board Meeting: Celebrating a Full Partnership Between Europol and Eurojust
Read the original article: SIRIUS Annual Advisory Board Meeting: Celebrating a Full Partnership Between Europol and Eurojust With more than 1,200 new registered members last year, the release of the EU Digital Evidence Situation Report 2020 and a growing hub…
Ten hackers arrested for string of SIM-swapping attacks against celebrities
Read the original article: Ten hackers arrested for string of SIM-swapping attacks against celebrities A total of 8 criminals have been arrested on 9 February as a result of an international investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks targeting…
105 arrested for stealing over €12 million from US-based banks
Read the original article: 105 arrested for stealing over €12 million from US-based banks A cross-border operation coordinated by Europol and led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the US Secret Service resulted in the dismantling of an…
105 arrested for stealing over €12 million from US-based banks
Read the original article: 105 arrested for stealing over €12 million from US-based banks A cross-border operation coordinated by Europol and led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the US Secret Service resulted in the dismantling of an…
Europol warning on the illicit sale of false negative COVID-19 test certificates
Read the original article: Europol warning on the illicit sale of false negative COVID-19 test certificates As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the pandemic, it is very likely that criminals will seize the opportunity of producing…
Sun, sea and scams: six arrests for forging money and documents in Bulgaria
Read the original article: Sun, sea and scams: six arrests for forging money and documents in Bulgaria Europol supported the Bulgarian authorities to take down an organised crime group involved in currency and document counterfeiting. US Secret Service also supported the…
Organised crime groups fuel a rise in violent crime in the EU
Read the original article: Organised crime groups fuel a rise in violent crime in the EU A new report by Europol warns that organised crime groups are increasingly employing violence in pursuit of their criminal objectives, and such violence represents…
Half a million in fake euros seized in Romania
Read the original article: Half a million in fake euros seized in Romania Europol supported the Romania authorities to dismantle an organised crime group counterfeiting euros and Romanian lei. Law enforcement authorities from Austria, Belgium, Germany and Spain and the…
International fraud in forex trade and binary options busted in Andorra
Read the original article: International fraud in forex trade and binary options busted in Andorra Spain’s Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) together with Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra), Andorra and Europol have teamed up to dismantle an investment fraud in foreign exchange…
World’s most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action
Read the original article: World’s most dangerous malware EMOTET disrupted through global action Law enforcement and judicial authorities worldwide have this week disrupted one of the most significant botnets of the past decade: EMOTET. Investigators have now taken control of…
Successful hit against drug trafficking in the EU
Read the original article: Successful hit against drug trafficking in the EU The Polish Police Central Bureau of Investigation (Policja) arrested seven suspects allegedly linked to a high-risk poly-criminal organised network operating in different EU countries. Supported by Europol and…
Cigarette smugglers’ activities up in smoke after illegal factories dismantled across Europe
Read the original article: Cigarette smugglers’ activities up in smoke after illegal factories dismantled across Europe On 21 January, close to 14 million of cigarettes and 186 tonnes of cut tobacco were seized during an action day carried out in…
Nine arrests in hit against network smuggling migrants via the Greek-Turkish land border
Read the original article: Nine arrests in hit against network smuggling migrants via the Greek-Turkish land border On 20 January 2020, the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group smuggling migrants from Turkey to Greece…
Europol and EPPO establish working relationship
Read the original article: Europol and EPPO establish working relationship The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and Europol, the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, have set the basis of their future cooperation, in the form of a working arrangement.…
Money-laundering gang with links to South American cartels busted in Spain
Read the original article: Money-laundering gang with links to South American cartels busted in Spain Europol supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration to dismantle an organised crime group laundering money for major South…
France arrests 14 suspects in sweep against child sexual abuse online
Read the original article: France arrests 14 suspects in sweep against child sexual abuse online A nation-wide operation led by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie nationale) with the support of Europol that targeted suspects who sexually exploited children online has netted…
Crime against the elderly: four arrests in Germany and Poland
Read the original article: Crime against the elderly: four arrests in Germany and Poland Police authorities in Berlin (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) have apprehended a group of fraudsters targeting elderly people with a phone scam similar to the one known…
DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down
Read the original article: DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down DarkMarket, the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the dark web, has been taken offline in an international operation involving Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom…
Returning foreign fighter arrested in Spain
Read the original article: Returning foreign fighter arrested in Spain The suspect was part of the so-called Islamic State in the Iraqi-Syrian conflict zone. Become a supporter of IT Security News and help us remove the ads. Read the…
Returning foreign fighter arrested in Spain
Read the original article: Returning foreign fighter arrested in Spain The suspect was part of the so-called Islamic State in the Iraqi-Syrian conflict zone. Become a supporter of IT Security News and help us remove the ads. Read the…
DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down
Read the original article: DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down DarkMarket, the world’s largest illegal marketplace on the dark web, has been taken offline in an international operation involving Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom…
Europol and Frontex to exchange liaison officers
Read the original article: Europol and Frontex to exchange liaison officers In December, Europol and Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency signed an agreement to exchange liaison officers. The agreement is part of the Joint Action Plan signed…
Europol and Eurojust sign new contribution agreement expanding cooperation on the SIRIUS project
Read the original article: Europol and Eurojust sign new contribution agreement expanding cooperation on the SIRIUS project This week, Europol and Eurojust signed a contribution agreement that will expand their partnership in supporting law enforcement and judicial authorities with cross-border…
Cybercriminals’ favourite VPN taken down in global action
Read the original article: Cybercriminals’ favourite VPN taken down in global action The virtual private network (VPN) Safe-Inet used by the world’s foremost cybercriminals has been taken down yesterday in a coordinated law enforcement action led by the German Reutlingen…
Customs thwart illegal cigarette trade in the EU and UK: 17 arrests and 67 million cigarettes seized
Read the original article: Customs thwart illegal cigarette trade in the EU and UK: 17 arrests and 67 million cigarettes seized Law enforcement authorities from 15 EU Member States* and the UK teamed up last month to dismantle a criminal…
€6 million in illegal profit of fraudulent organic pistachio sales
Read the original article: €6 million in illegal profit of fraudulent organic pistachio sales The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), supported by the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and Europol have dismantled an organised crime group involved in the production, distribution…
Europol and the European Commission inaugurate new decryption platform to tackle the challenge of encrypted material for law enforcement investigations
Read the original article: Europol and the European Commission inaugurate new decryption platform to tackle the challenge of encrypted material for law enforcement investigations This week Europol launched an innovative decryption platform, developed in close cooperation with the European Commission’s…
19 arrests for smuggling irregular migrants from Morocco to the Spanish Canary Islands
Read the original article: 19 arrests for smuggling irregular migrants from Morocco to the Spanish Canary Islands On 3 December 2020, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), to dismantle an organised crime group smuggling irregular migrants from Morocco…
Spain dismantles top Russian-speaking organised crime network that had infiltrated public institutions
Read the original article: Spain dismantles top Russian-speaking organised crime network that had infiltrated public institutions On 14 December, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policiá National) to take down a large Russian-speaking high-risk organised crime network involved in corruption…
Medicines and doping substances worth €73 million seized in Europe-wide operation
Read the original article: Medicines and doping substances worth €73 million seized in Europe-wide operation Europol coordinated operation Shield, a global effort to target trafficking of counterfeit and misused medicines and doping substances. The operation was led by Finland, France,…
Four arrested in a top football league match-fixing scheme
Read the original article: Four arrested in a top football league match-fixing scheme Europol supported the Moldovan National Anticorruption Centre to dismantle an organised crime group involved in match-fixing in Moldova’s top football division. Club executives, coaches, managers, football players…
Close to €13 million worth of cigarettes seized at EU’s eastern borders
Read the original article: Close to €13 million worth of cigarettes seized at EU’s eastern borders Law enforcement authorities seized 37 millions of illegal cigarettes and more than 3.5 thousand litres of illegal fuel this month in a ten-day operation…
Intelligence-led taskforce leads to seizures of nearly 11 tonnes of drugs
Read the original article: Intelligence-led taskforce leads to seizures of nearly 11 tonnes of drugs In 2015, Europol set up operation Troika with Customs and Police authorities from Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK. The taskforce focused on…
Europol predictions correct for fake COVID-19 vaccines
Read the original article: Europol predictions correct for fake COVID-19 vaccines While Europe is hit by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing is ongoing for potential new vaccines to treat the virus. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has…
Drugs in Europe: enhancing law enforcement responses to high-risk organised crime
Read the original article: Drugs in Europe: enhancing law enforcement responses to high-risk organised crime Delegates from EU and non-EU countries and international organisations attended the 4th annual Drugs in Europe conference, Enhancing law enforcement responses to high-risk organised crime.…
422 arrested and 4 031 money mules identified in global crackdown on money laundering
Read the original article: 422 arrested and 4 031 money mules identified in global crackdown on money laundering Today, law enforcement authorities from 26 countries and Europol announce the results of the European Money Mule Action ‘EMMA 6’, a worldwide operation…
Transnational access to electronic evidence for criminal cases: trends and latest developments within the EU and beyond
Read the original article: Transnational access to electronic evidence for criminal cases: trends and latest developments within the EU and beyond Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network publish today the second annual edition of the SIRIUS EU Digital Evidence…
COVID-19 waste crime: Europe-wide operation to tackle unlawful sanitary waste disposal
Read the original article: COVID-19 waste crime: Europe-wide operation to tackle unlawful sanitary waste disposal Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europol identified the potential growth in unlawful sanitary waste treatment and disposal, as a result Europol launched operation…
Over 40 arrested in biggest-ever crackdown against drug ring smuggling cocaine from Brazil into Europe
Read the original article: Over 40 arrested in biggest-ever crackdown against drug ring smuggling cocaine from Brazil into Europe In the early hours of the morning, over a thousand police officers with the support of Europol carried out coordinated raids…
Sophisticated case of money laundering leads to 15 arrests in Malta
Read the original article: Sophisticated case of money laundering leads to 15 arrests in Malta Fifteen people have been arrested on Malta as part of operation Proteus, a highly sophisticated money laundering case, following months of intensive investigations by the…
Two arrests in Spain for terrorist financing
Read the original article: Two arrests in Spain for terrorist financing The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, arrested two individuals for their suspected involvement in the facilitation of terrorist financing in the Spanish provinces of Madrid and…
Electricity bill of over €1.5 million leads police to 5 illegal marijuana plantations in Spain
Read the original article: Electricity bill of over €1.5 million leads police to 5 illegal marijuana plantations in Spain Last month, the Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional), together with the Dutch Police (Politie) and the Belgian Federal Police (Federale Politie,…