This article has been indexed from Newsroom Some of Europe’s most wanted criminals are long-term fugitives who have escaped capture by law enforcement for many years. Some of them could even be living relatively ordinary lives at present but have…
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7 arrested in Malta on suspicion of illegal money transfers
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol has supported the Maltese Authorities in investigating an organised crime group suspected of having laundered over €20 million through Malta. Other foreign jurisdictions were partners in the investigation. A total of 7…
European Money Mule Action leads to 1 803 arrests
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Today saw the conclusion of the anti-money mule operation EMMA 7, an international action coordinated by Europol in cooperation with 27 countries, Eurojust, INTERPOL, the European Banking Federation (EBF) and the FinTech FinCrime…
12 online fraudsters arrested in global operation against counterfeiters
This article has been indexed from Newsroom From 1 May 2021 until 14 November 2021, Operation In Our Sites took place leading to the arrest of 12 suspects, the seizure of €2.6 million worth of counterfeit goods and cash to…
Human traffickers grounded in 29-country sweep of European airports and roads
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 8 and 12 November, Europol supported large-scale international action against trafficking in human beings. 29 countries*, led by Austria and Romania, took part in the action days, which were coordinated by Europol…
End of the road for Romanian criminals targeting cargo transports
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An organised criminal group involving 30 Romanian nationals has been apprehended following an operation conducted by law enforcement authorities in France, Germany and Romania, supported by Europol and Eurojust. The group is suspected…
Germany, the UK and Europol target violent jihadist websites
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A total of 50 websites dedicated to the distribution of online terrorist propaganda and promoting violent jihadist ideology were targeted over the course of a referral action that took place in the last…
How is Europol keeping online spaces safe?
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Terrorism is a constant threat to societies all over the world and terrorists’ use of the internet and social media has increased enormously in recent years. Jihadist groups, in particular, have demonstrated a…
Cross-border access to electronic evidence: update and impact of the pandemic on data requests
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network publish today the third annual edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. This year, the report goes beyond a comprehensive status update by…
Energy efficiency funds fraudsters deactivated in Italy
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Italian Financial Corps (Guardia di Finanza), the German Duisburg Police (Polizei Duisburg) and the Swiss Police of the Canton of Lucerne (Kantonspolizei Luzern), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network…
Europol, Germany and the UK target violent jihadist websites
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network publish today the third annual edition of the SIRIUS European Union Digital Evidence Situation Report. This year, the report goes beyond a comprehensive status update by…
Global Europol taskforce identifies 18 child victims of sexual abuse
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A total of 18 children have been tentatively identified and two offenders apprehended as a result of the 10th edition of Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce (VIDTF). Nine of these young victims have already…
Over 150 arrests made in 3-day operation against organised property crime
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The latest actions under Operation Trivium, a multi-country operation against organised property crime on Europe’s road networks, has resulted in 174 arrests and the seizure of goods throughout Europe. The three-day operation saw…
IOCTA 2021 unveils the most recent cyber threat (r)evolutions
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The accelerated digitalisation related to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced the development of a number of cyber threats, according to the new edition of Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment. Criminals have…
Operation Mobile 4 sees 23 countries clamp down on smuggling and trafficking
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Operation Mobile 4, a two-week operation targeting multiple forms of organised property crime and fraud, has successfully concluded its November action days after thousands of border and roadside checks across Europe. Taking place…
Tabletop exercise hosted by Europol to disrupt terrorist content online
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 5 November 2021, Europol, in cooperation with the European Commission, organised a tabletop exercise to test the implementation of the EU Crisis Protocol. The exercise took place in the framework of the…
Five affiliates to Sodinokibi/REvil unplugged
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 4 November, Romanian authorities arrested two individuals suspected of cyber-attacks deploying the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware. They are allegedly responsible for 5 000 infections, which in total pocketed half a million euros in ransom…
Spain busts migrant smugglers active along the Balkan route
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), together with law enforcement authorities from Bosnia and Hertzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Romania and Slovenia and supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network facilitating illegal immigration along…
Love online shopping? Here’s how to protect yourself against online scammers
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Online shoppers need to be more vigilant than ever as organised crime groups continuously adapt their online fraud methods to exploit both citizens and e-commerce companies. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many…
Europol and European Investment Bank sign Working Arrangement
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Europol have signed a Working Arrangement that facilitates the sharing of information and expertise in the fight against fraud and corruption in Europe. Europol today hosted European…
12 targeted for involvement in ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A total of 12 individuals wreaking havoc across the world with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure have been targeted as the result of a law enforcement and judicial operation involving eight countries. These…
Cyber Scams 2.0 – new tips to help boost your cyber skills
This article has been indexed from Newsroom They say that everything happens for a reason. When it comes to cybercrime, this seems to be an accurate statement. Criminals will target individuals with a very specific reason in mind: steal their…
150 arrested in dark web drug bust as police seize €26 million
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Police forces across the world have arrested 150 alleged suspects involved in buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web as part of a coordinated international operation involving nine countries. More than…
Smuggling network up in smoke: seven arrested in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A joint investigation by Spain’s Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), supported by Europol, led officers to dismantle an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling. The group…
Criminal group behind €45 million money laundering scheme dismantled in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 6 October 2021, 5 suspects were arrested in the Spanish province of Valencia for allegedly belonging to a criminal organisation that had laundered more than €45 million in Spain. This operation was…
Employment fraud in the construction sector: twelve arrested in Belgium and Italy
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Belgian Federal Police, the Italian Guardia di Finanza and Luxembourgish Judicial Police, supported by Europol, dismantled a large organised crime group involved in fraud and money laundering. The action day on…
F-gases worth more than € 10 million seized in a week
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 20 and 25 September 2021, Europol supported a Joint Inspection Week targeting the trafficking of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). Led by the Netherlands, the actions involved 16 countries as well as the…
CSIRT – law enforcement cooperation workshop
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The European Union’s Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) organised the 10th Annual Workshops for CSIRTs and law enforcement. Read the original article: CSIRT – law enforcement cooperation workshop
CSIRT – law enforcement cooperation workshop
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The European Union’s Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) organised the 10th Annual Workshops for CSIRTs and law enforcement. Read the original article: CSIRT – law enforcement cooperation workshop
F-gases worth more than € 10 million seized in a week
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 20 and 25 September 2021, Europol supported a Joint Inspection Week targeting the trafficking of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases). Led by the Netherlands, the actions involved 16 countries as well as the…
50th EU day against human trafficking
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Trafficking in human beings is a key threat perpetrated by criminal networks across the EU and harms victims through different forms of exploitation. Sexual exploitation is carried out in clandestine settings and public…
New operation to protect Next Generation EU recovery funds
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A new EU-wide operation will target fraud against COVID-19 EU recovery funds being offered under the framework of the NextGenerationEU initiative. Operation Sentinel, launched on 15 October 2021 at Europol’s headquarters, involves the…
Spanish Police arrests 5 jihadists on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack
This article has been indexed from Newsroom With the active support of Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) has arrested in Barcelona and Madrid five suspected members of an Islamic State cell. The suspects –…
Network selling fake financial services online taken down
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands and Ukraine, supported by Europol and Eurojust, teamed up against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud. The group was behind…
Network selling fake financial services online taken down
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Law enforcement and judicial authorities from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands and Ukraine, supported by Europol and Eurojust, teamed up against an organised crime group involved in binary fraud. The group was behind…
Printing shop for forged documents dismantled in Barcelona
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Officers from the Spanish National Police (Polícia Nacional) and the Barcelona City Police Force (Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in property crime, facilitation of illegal…
Police raid takes fake flat listings offline
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Budapest Metropolitan Police (Budapesti Rendőr-főkapitányság), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in fraud and money laundering. The operation was supported by the judicial and law enforcement authorities of the…
Europol’s ‘Say No!’ campaign travels to the Western Balkans
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A simple photograph could turn into a never-ending cycle of blackmail for money, sex, or worse. Youngsters across the Western Balkans will now have access to Europol resources in their own language to…
Afghan smuggling network dismantled in Romania and Germany
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) and the Romanian Police (Poliția Română), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled an organised crime group involved in the migrant smuggling of predominantly Afghan nationals. Results from 5…
18 arrested as police across Europe seize 350 firearms
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Following a complex investigation supported by Europol, the Dutch National Police (Politie) together with the Czech National Organised Crime Agency (Národní centrála proti organizovanému zločinu) and the Slovak National Crime Agency (Národná kriminálna…
VAT fraud with cash registers uncovered in Germany
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The German Tax Office for Investigation and Criminal Matters (Finanzamt für Fahndung und Strafsachen) and the Italian Finance Corps (Guardia di Finanza), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in VAT…
Labour in vineyards and farms checked across Europe
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 09 and 16 September 2021, Europol supported Europe-wide coordinated action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation in the agricultural sector. The operation, led by France, involved a wide range of law…
Ransomware gang arrested in Ukraine with Europol’s support
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 28 September, a coordinated strike between the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale), the Ukrainian National Police (Національна поліція України) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), with the coordination of…
European Police Chiefs Convention 2021
This article has been indexed from Newsroom During 29-30 September, European Police Chiefs convened at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague to discuss future threats to the internal security of the European Union. Europol’s European Police Chiefs Convention (EPCC) is the…
Europol Excellence Award in Innovation
This article has been indexed from Newsroom For the first time, Europol awarded the Europol Excellence Award in Innovation during the annual European Police Chiefs Convention 2021. With this award, Europol aims to put in the spotlight the law enforcement…
9 taken into custody over ATM attack tutorials and string of explosive attacks
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A joint investigation team (JIT) between the Dutch and German authorities has taken down an organised crime group specialised in explosive attacks against Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs). A total of 9 suspects have…
330 arrests during EU-wide Joint Action Days
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Spain, supported by Europol, coordinated Europe-wide joint action days targeting facilitation of illegal immigration, drug trafficking and trafficking of firearms. The operation took place between 15 and 18 September 2021. The operational activities…
Over 60 charged in crackdown on Balkan cartel behind cocaine pipeline to Europe
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An unprecedented international law enforcement operation involving 8 countries has resulted in criminal reports being filed against 61 suspects belonging to a Balkan drug cartel flooding Europe with cocaine. A number of actions…
106 arrested in a sting against online fraudsters
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato), Europol and Eurojust, dismantled an organised crime group linked to the Italian Mafia involved in online fraud, money…
106 arrested in a sting against online fraudsters
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato), Europol and Eurojust, dismantled an organised crime group linked to the Italian Mafia involved in online fraud, money…
Armenia and Europol sign agreement to combat cross-border serious organised crime
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 16 September, Europol and Armenia signed a strategic cooperation agreement to expand cooperation to combat cross-border criminal activities. The agreement will enable both partners to work on some key areas such as…
Nearly 90 victims of labour exploitation identified in Italy
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Italian Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri) and the Moldavian National Police (Poliția Republicii Moldova), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking for labour exploitation. Read the…
The cocaine market: more competitive and more violent
This article has been indexed from Newsroom More violent, diverse and competitive: these are the main characteristics of the cocaine trade in Europe. The new Cocaine Insights Report, launched today by Europol and UNODC, outlines the new dynamics of the…
Over 100 arrests in crackdown against Albanian clan running industrial cannabis operation in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An organised criminal network composed mainly of Albanian-speaking criminals, suspected of illegally trafficking drugs, has been dismantled with the support of Europol. 107 persons were arrested during an action day on 13 July…
Over 100 arrests in crackdown against Albanian clan running industrial cannabis operation in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An organised criminal network composed mainly of Albanian-speaking criminals, suspected of illegally trafficking drugs, has been dismantled with the support of Europol. 107 persons were arrested during an action day on 13 July…
CAPTURE21: Innovating back to normal
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Capture21 is this year’s edition of Europol’s photo competition. Unfortunately, 2020 was a devastating year. Millions of people were out of work and left struggling to pay their bills. Meanwhile, more than a…
2020 in review: New Europol threat assessment on IS and al-Qaeda’s battle for relevance
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Published today, the third edition of Europol’s annual report on Online Jihadist Propaganda provides a comprehensive analysis of the major trends and developments in online propaganda of the most prominent jihadist organisations for…
Unmasked: 23 charged over COVID-19 business email compromise fraud
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A sophisticated fraud scheme using compromised emails and advance-payment fraud has been uncovered by authorities in Romania, the Netherlands and Ireland as part of an action coordinated by Europol. On 10 August, 23…
Unmasked: 23 detained over COVID-19 business email compromise fraud
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A sophisticated fraud scheme using compromised emails and advance-payment fraud has been uncovered by authorities in Romania, the Netherlands and Ireland as part of an action coordinated by Europol. On 10 August, 23…
Polish Border Guard arrest 16 after discovery of illegal cigarette factory
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol has assisted the Polish authorities in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the production of illegal cigarettes. An action day was organised in Poland on 27 July which saw over 100…
Polish Border Guard arrest 16 after discovery of illegal cigarette factory
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol has assisted the Polish authorities in dismantling an organised crime group involved in the production of illegal cigarettes. An action day was organised in Poland on 27 July which saw over 100…
18 arrested for smuggling more than 490 migrants across the Balkan route
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Officers from the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră Română), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in migrant smuggling across the so-called Balkan route. The action…
8 arrests following the seizure at sea of 15 tonnes of hashish by Spanish authorities
This article has been indexed from Newsroom With the support of Europol, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria), in cooperation with the Portuguese Judicial Police (Polícia Judiciária) have dismantled an organised crime network involved in…
Fake clothes and luxury items worth € 16.5 million seized in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the Portuguese National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) and the Authority for Food and Economic Security (ASAE, Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica), supported by Europol, dismantled…
Russian-speaking hackers arrested in Poland over ATM jackpotting attacks
This article has been indexed from Newsroom With the support of Europol, the Polish authorities have arrested two individuals committing so-called ‘Black Box’ attacks against ATMs, in which criminals connect electronic devices to a cash machine and remotely force it…
Unhacked: 121 tools against ransomware on a single website
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Working from home, the beach or a café is a reality for many people today. Everything we need is stored in our digital devices, such as personal computers, laptops and mobile phones, which…
Good catch in joint actions targeting illegal fishing
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana led an EMPACT Joint Action Day targeting illegal fishing. Read the original article: Good catch in joint actions targeting illegal fishing
Good catch in joint actions targeting illegal fishing
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Portuguese Guarda Nacional Republicana led an EMPACT Joint Action Day targeting illegal fishing. Read the original article: Good catch in joint actions targeting illegal fishing
Unhacked: 121 tools against ransomware on a single website
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Working from home, the beach or a café is a reality for many people today. Everything we need is stored in our digital devices, such as personal computers, laptops and mobile phones, which…
Red light for migrant smugglers speeding at up to 250 km/h
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An investigation by the Bulgarian General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (Главна дирекция Борба с организираната престъпност), the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία) and the Hungarian National Police (Magyar Rendőrség), supported by Europol and…
Spain and Serbia dismantle Serbian marijuana trafficking network
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Spanish and Serbian authorities have dismantled a large-scale drug trafficking network through a joint investigation team (JIT). In both countries, 43 members of a Serbian organised crime group have been arrested for their…
15 000 tonnes of illegal food and beverages off the market
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol and INTERPOL coordinated operation OPSON 2020, which targeted trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverage. The operation, the tenth of its kind, ran from December 2019 to June 2021 and involved…
Jihadist content targeted on Internet Archive platform
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A Referral Action Day (RAD) targeting online jihadist propaganda took place on 14 July 2021. The European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) at Europol organised the operational activities, which involved law enforcement…
Child trafficking: 92 minor victims identified across Europe
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Europol, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom coordinated Europe-wide joint action days targeting child trafficking. The operation, also supported by Frontex, took place between 28 June and 4 July 2021 and involved 18*…
Tobacco products worth more than € 2 million seized in Spain and Portugal
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Portuguese National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) and the Spanish National Police (Policía National), supported by Europol and the Spanish customs authorities, dismantled an organised crime group involved in excise fraud and the…
Tobacco products worth more than € 2 million seized in Spain and Portugal
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Portuguese National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) and the Spanish National Police (Policía National), supported by Europol and the Spanish customs authorities, dismantled an organised crime group involved in excise fraud and the…
Eighteen arrested in Spain in a sting against migrant smugglers operating overseas
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An investigation led by the Spanish National Police, with close cooperation with the Albanian Police and law enforcement and immigration authorities in Austria, France, Italy, Slovenia, Kosovo*, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the…
Twenty-five victims of sexual exploitation identified in Romania and Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The investigation resulted in two…
€14.2 million seized from cross-border VAT fraudsters in Hungary
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in cross-border VAT fraud (missing trader intra-community fraud) and carousel fraud. The two action days in…
9 arrested in Moldova and France for €2 million immigration fraud
This article has been indexed from Newsroom In the early hours of 28 June, some hundred officers from the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and the Moldovan Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră a Republicii Moldova) with the support of Europol…
Six children victim of sexual abuse removed from harm as a result of Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Six victims of child abuse have been identified and removed from harm as a result of the 9th Victim Identification Taskforce organised by Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). Between 14 and 25 June…
Coordinated action cuts off access to VPN service used by ransomware groups
This article has been indexed from Newsroom This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities in Europe, the US and Canada have seized the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a virtual private network (VPN) service which provided…
Europol supports the French Gendarmerie in taking down Ivorian network behind scam in excess of €13 million
This article has been indexed from Newsroom A year-long investigation led by the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale – Section de Recherches d’Agen), under the authority of the investigating Magistrate at the Judicial court of Bergerac (Juge d’Instruction au Tribunal…
Roll-your-own tobacco smuggling network dismantled in Portugal and Spain with Europol’s support
This article has been indexed from Newsroom With the support of Europol, the Portuguese Republican National Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana) and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) with the cooperation of the Spanish Customs Surveillance Service (Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera),…
The Cyber Blue Line – the new law enforcement frontier
This article has been indexed from Newsroom It all started in 1854 at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War when a red-uniformed Scottish Highland Regiment formed a long line and extraordinarily halted a Russian cavalry charge. This act…
Europol helps Belgian and Swiss authorities unravel Vitae Ponzi scheme
This article has been indexed from Newsroom With the support of Europol, the Belgian Federal Judicial Police (Federale Gerechtelijke Politie, Police Judiciaire Fédérale) under the jurisdiction of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office (Federaal Parket, Parquet Fédéral) has taken action against…
Fake perfumes assembly site dismantled in Italy
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Italian Carabinieri Corps (NAS Carabinieri), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime group involved in the trafficking of counterfeit goods including counterfeit perfumes produced in EU-neighbouring countries. Read the original article: Fake…
Six arrested for siphoning €12 million in fraudulent COVID-19 unemployment payments from France
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 16 June, officers from the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and the Israeli Police (משטרת ישראל) closed in on the members of an organised crime group running a sophisticated benefit fraud scheme…
Terrorists attempted to take advantage of the pandemic, says Europol’s new EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2021
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Terrorists use any opportunity to erode democratic structures, spread fear and polarise society. In 2020, terrorist organisations attempted to take advantage of the global pandemic to spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust in…
630 potential victims of exploitation identified during Europe-wide coordinated action days
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 31 May and 6 June 2021, Europol supported Europe-wide coordinated action days against human trafficking for labour exploitation. The operation, led by the Netherlands, involved a wide range of law enforcement authorities…
Six arrested for armed robberies of jewellery shops across Europe
This article has been indexed from Newsroom An organised crime group behind a sting of violent armed robberies committed across Europe has been dismantled as a result of an international investigation facilitated by Europol. A total of six individuals –…
Five arrested over brazen Paris bank heist
This article has been indexed from Newsroom In the early hours of 7 June, officers from the French National Police (Police Nationale) and the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) carried out a series of coordinated raids close to Paris (France)…
Keeping the UEFA EURO 2020 championship safe
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between 10 June and 12 July 2021, Europol will host an operational centre to support safety and security during the UEFA EURO 2020 football championship. Coordinated by the Dutch Police, the International Police…
Operation Jumita: 1.6 tonnes of cocaine and € 16.5 million confiscated in largest cash seizure from a criminal organisation in Spain
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of Europol and its European Economic and Financial Crime Centre (EFECC), dismantled a criminal network that trafficked cocaine from South America to the Port of Algeciras…
800 criminals arrested in biggest ever law enforcement operation against encrypted communication
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Dutch National Police (Politie), and the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen), in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and 16 other countries have carried…
800 criminals arrested in biggest ever law enforcement operation against encrypted communication
This article has been indexed from Newsroom The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Dutch National Police (Politie), and the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen), in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and 16 other countries have carried…
Eels shipped by air found in operation Lake-V
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between November 2020 and June 2021, Europol coordinated the fifth Operation Lake, which involved law enforcement authorities from 24* countries, OLAF, the EU Wildlife Enforcement Group and the EU Food Fraud Network. This…
Eels shipped by air found in operation Lake V
This article has been indexed from Newsroom Between November 2020 and June 2021, Europol coordinated the fifth Operation Lake, which involved law enforcement authorities from 24* countries, OLAF, the EU Wildlife Enforcement Group and the EU Food Fraud Network. This…
3 arrested for smuggling over 250 Vietnamese migrants to Germany
This article has been indexed from Newsroom In the early hours of 31 May, some 740 police officers carried out coordinated raids across Germany and Slovakia against the members of a criminal syndicate smuggling Vietnamese nationals into Europe, arresting 3…
1st Referral Action Day Against Right-Wing Terrorist Online Propaganda
This article has been indexed from Newsroom On 27 May 2021, the 1st Referral Action Day against right-wing terrorist online propaganda was coordinated by the European Union Internet Referral Unit at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. The Action Day was…