Europol: Strike-down on criminal smugglers of hazardous salvage cars from the US
Europol has supported an investigation into a criminal organisation involved in smuggling tens of thousands of hazardous salvage vehicles from…
Eurojust: Arms traffickers arrested in international operation
Cooperation between authorities from France, Slovenia, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the support from Eurojust and Europol, has resulted…
Encrypted app intelligence exposes sprawling criminal networks across Europe
Law enforcement authorities across Europe and Türkiye have dismantled four major criminal networks responsible for fuelling the flow of drugs…
Three counterfeiters arrested in Italy for forging banknotes worth €180,000
Members of a criminal group involved in the production of high-quality counterfeit euro banknotes have been arrested in a cross-border…
Europol publishes report on vulnerability of biometric recognition technologies
Europol’s tech experts team up with practitioners and academia to spearhead research against the potential exploitation of biometric identification systems.…
Global crackdown on child sexual exploitation platform Kidflix with almost two million users
“Kidflix,” one of the world’s largest platforms for child sexual exploitation, has been taken down in a major international operation.…
Europol and EUDA reveal new production and trafficking trends on the ecstasy market
Criminal groups in Europe are adapting and expanding ecstasy (MDMA) production, refining trafficking methods and extending their reach to new…
Europol: Twelve suspects of an Irish high-risk criminal network arrested
Irish and Spanish law enforcement authorities took decisive action against one of Ireland’s high-risk criminal networks. In a coordinated series…
Fake invoices for hearing aids: Law enforcement strike against healthcare fraud network
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has dismantled a criminal network behind a large-scale healthcare subsidy fraud in…
Europol: Seven arrested for facilitating migrant smuggling across the English Channel
An operation involving authorities from Belgium and Germany, coordinated by Europol, targeted a migrant smuggling network active across the English…
Europol report on the changing DNA and threats of organised crime in Europe
Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting. Explore how…
Europol: Major cocaine bust in Ecuador – 36 people arrested, 73 tonnes of drugs seized
A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying…
Europol: Launch of EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment 2025
The DNA of serious and organised crime is changing against the backdrop of today’s and...
Strategic partnerships: Europol boosts cooperation with Latin America
Europol welcomed ministerial delegations from the Latin American Committee for Internal Security (CLASI) to its headquarters in The Hague. The…
Fighting organised crime and terrorism: EU and Brazil sign agreement (updated)
The agreement will guarantee a high level of protection of fundamental rights, including through strong data protection safeguards. Brazil is…
Europol: 25 arrested in global hit against AI-generated child sexual abuse material
Europol has supported authorities from 19 countries in a large-scale hit against child sexual exploitation that has led to 25…
Europol: Digital sprint to disrupt sexual exploitation of Ukrainian nationals
The joint investigation was aimed at detecting and disrupting human trafficking networks using online platforms to enable their criminal activities.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Europol steps up efforts to trace sanctioned assets
Launched on 11 April 2022, Operation OSCAR is Europol’s key initiative to intensify financial investigations targeting assets tied to sanctioned…
Europol: Criminal group forging over 12,000 official documents halted in Poland
Europol has supported Polish Border Guards (Straż Graniczna) in stopping an international criminal organised group from forging a wide range…
Europol publishes ethical assessment of technologies in law enforcement
Europol is publishing a new report "Assessing Technologies in Law Enforcement: A Method for Ethical Decision-Making", providing law enforcement agencies…
13 persons arrested for illegally disposing 35,000 tonnes of hazardous waste
Criminals made at least €4 million by illegally disposing of medical and hazardous waste from Italy, Slovenia and Germany in…
Police raid in Moldova arrests three mercenaries linked to the Russian “Wagner Group”
An operation by the Moldavan and Ukrainian national authorities, supported by Europol’s Core International Crimes team, targeted individuals suspected of having taken…
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Phobos and 8Base ransomware: Russian key figures arrested in cybercrime crackdown
The Hague, 11 February 2025 A coordinated international law enforcement action last week has led...
Europol calls for urgent action needed to transition to post-quantum cryptography together
Europol’s Quantum Safe Financial Forum implores the financial sector to act now to combat the quantum related threat. With the…
Europol: First meeting of the GCC-EU Directors General of Criminal Investigations
Discussions focused on tackling shared security threats, including cybercrime, financial crime, money laundering, online child exploitation, human trafficking, and environmental…
U.S. Homeland and Europol target extremely violent online child abuse cult communities
US Homeland Security Investigations, supported by Europol and the French Police, arrested members of an online community dedicated to grooming,…
Operation CABRAS: French-Spanish drug trafficking ring dismantled
Operation CABRAS, led by the French Gendarmerie under the supervision of the Specialised Interregional Jurisdiction (JIRS) of Rennes, targeted a…
Eurojust and Europol supported disruption of counterfeiting cash group: 12 arrests
Eurojust and Europol supported an operation that put a halt to a criminal group that produced and sold counterfeit euro…
Tackling cybercrime: Europol and Eurojust see common challenges and legislative solutions
This year’s cybercrime edition not only identifies key obstacles—particularly in the field of digital evidence—but also examines how new legislative…
Europol: Financial institutions and law enforcement enhance their cooperation
Europol and its private partners in the financial sector have issued the EFIPPP Practical Guide for Operational Cooperation between Investigative…
Europe’s Most Wanted website hint: Polish fugitive arrested in the Netherlands
One of Europe’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the Netherlands following a direct tip submitted via the EU Most…
Europol conducts major global operation to increase seizures of criminal assets
For the first time ever, Europol has welcomed to its headquarters over 80 financial experts from all around the world…
Europol and Eurojust further enhance cross-border access to electronic evidence
Building on six years of successful support to national law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and judicial authorities (JAs) in the field…
European Data Protection Supervisor reprimands Frontex for non-compliance
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) reprimands Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for not complying with Regulation…
Large-scale theft of power cables: German and Bulgarian authorities arrest criminal group
The criminal group consisting mostly of Bulgarian nationals, set up a large-scale operation to steal power cables in three states…
Arms trafficking group uncovered in Albania and Kosovo*
The Hague, 13 December 2024 Authorities from Albania and Kosovo, supported by Eurojust and Europol,...
Joint action in Brazil and Italy: 23 members of cocaine trafficking network arrested
A joint operation in Brazil and Italy has led to the arrest of 23 members of a cocaine trafficking network…
Eight arrests in action against ‘phone phishing’ gang in Belgium and the Netherlands
In a concerted operation, Belgian and Dutch authorities have cracked down on an internationally operating 'phone phishing' gang, leading to…
Eurojust: Authorities disrupt migrant smuggling supply chain
French and German authorities, supported by Eurojust and Europol, have rolled up a criminal network responsible for transporting equipment used…
International investigators take down encrypted messaging service MATRIX used by criminals
Authorities are staying on top of the encrypted messaging services that criminals use to undertake their activities. A joint investigation…
EU investigators present Sirius Electronic Evidence Situation Report 2024
Eurojust, Europol and the European Judicial Network have published the 2024 edition of the SIRIUS European Union (EU) Electronic Evidence…
Germany: Criminal network smuggling Syrian migrants via Balkan route dismantled
Eurojust and Europol have assisted the German authorities with the coordinated takedown of a smuggling network, which was illegally transporting…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…
Supplier of small boats to migrant smugglers arrested – Eurojust
Dutch, Belgian and UK authorities worked together with Eurojust and Europol to arrest an individual suspected of supplying engines and…
Eurojust: Support for German-Cypriot operation targeting €10m investment fraud
German and Cypriot authorities have launched a coordinated operation to block 13 fake investment platforms, with support from Eurojust and…
Crackdown on cocaine trafficking from South America in Italy and Albania
An international operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol has disrupted the trafficking of large quantities of cocaine from South America…
Joint Investigation Teams address evolving challenges of admissibility of e-evidence
The 20th Annual Meeting of the National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams focused on the admissibility of evidence and e-evidence,…
Eurojust: Drug investigators seize more than six million illegally exported pills
A criminal group that had set up an international smuggling route for prescription pills was taken down during a large-scale…
In hoc vino non veritas: Investigators stop criminals selling forged wine
Eurojust and Europol supported French and Italian investigators arresting seven suspects and seizing cash and valuable goods. The international criminal…
EU auditors on 2023 budget: Rate of errors and irregular spending increased
The European Court of Auditors sounds an alert about the EU's budget in 2023: The rate of error in EU…