SIRIUS 2023 report: Navigating the new era of obtaining electronic evidence
The EU Electronic Evidence legislative package, adopted in July 2023, marks a new era in obtaining electronic evidence, as it…
The EU Electronic Evidence legislative package, adopted in July 2023, marks a new era in obtaining electronic evidence, as it…
The review addresses the trajectories of these groups, and how they have responded to shifting dynamics and attempted to overcome…
Law enforcement authorities targeted 209 individuals, mainly right and left wing extremists, for their alleged involvement in serious offences related…
Europol facilitated the exchange of information and continuously provided the involved law enforcement authorities with analytical support. On the action…
Illegal timber trade is an ominous practice that entails the clear-cutting of an area of forest equivalent to a football…
Based on the technological capabilities of Bluetooth trackers, and the information shared with Europol, it is confirmed that drug traffickers…
The Central Anti-Corruption Office within the French National Police (OCLCIFF Police Nationale), has coordinated several long-running operational actions, supported by…
Europol supported an EU-wide investigation, led by the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil), into the illegal manufacturing of firearms. The…
In the framework of Operation OPSON, Europol’s coordinated effort to combat food fraud and counterfeiting, Europol has supported a spin-off investigation…
Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries, in collaboration with Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and several private industry partners, have once again…
Between 13 and 18 November 2023, law enforcement authorities across Europe joined forces to target firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, migrant…
Judicial and law enforcement authorities from seven different countries have joined forces in an action against a criminal network responsible…
Three children have been identified and safeguarded as a result of the 13th edition of Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce (VIDTF).…
Europol supported an investigation involving Croatian, German, Spanish and Turkish law enforcement authorities into large-scale cocaine trafficking as part of…
EU Parliament and the Council negotiators have reached a deal political agreement on updating the framework for fingerprint, DNA and…
Operation MOZAIK 2023 was led by the Slovenian National Police and coordinated by Europol in the framework of the European…
The European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST), supported by Europol, is launching the 2023 EU Most Wanted campaign to seek…
A joint operation by Dutch and German law enforcement has led to the arrest of eight persons responsible for several…
Cannabis products are becoming increasingly potent and diverse, while collaboration between criminal groups is creating new security risks in Europe.…
Czech and Ukrainian police have disrupted, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, a prolific phishing gang believed to have…
A Greek-Belgian investigation supported by Europol and Eurojust has led to the dismantling of a criminal network that smuggled migrants…
The suspects allegedly belong to a right-wing organisation that uses an online platform for terrorist-related activities, including the dissemination of…
At the request of the Swiss authorities, Eurojust has coordinated several actions against an online fraud network in EU Member…
Operation Mobile 6 took place in October 2023 at the EU’s external land borders, as well as border locations in…
Europol supported the Italian Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) and Spanish Regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra) in dismantling a large…
Amphetamine is the most common synthetic stimulant available in Europe, constituting a large and stable market worth a minimum of EUR…
The Netherlands, supported by Europol, coordinated a three-day long operational action targeting online criminal activities that enable human trafficking. The…
On 28 September, a large-scale voluntary Referral Action Day between TikTok, Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) and 11 countries…
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, Europol, has become a participant in the joint investigation team (JIT) on…
On 4 October, Europol supported Bulgarian authorities in dismantling a migrant smuggling group active at the periphery of the so-called…
In the third edition of these prestigious awards, the Dutch Police, the French National Gendarmerie and the Estonian Police were…
Europol has supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in 29 investigations, co-funded by EU financial mechanism. The operations, in…
Criminal network composed of Albanian and Chinese nationals was involved in the production, trafficking and laundering of criminal assets. The…
This successful action by the Finnish Customs was supported, among others, by the German Federal Criminal Office (Bundeskriminalamt) and the…
Europol participated in two operational meetings, contributing analytical findings related to the main suspects in the investigation and information on…
This week, the latest meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) on Europol brings together MEPs, Europol officials and…
Following the Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023, today Europol published the spotlight report “Cyber Attacks: The Apex of Crime-as-a-Service”. It examines…
The report is based on a combination of operational insights and strategic intelligence contributed to Europol by EU Member States…
Europol supported the dismantling of a large-drug trafficking organisation, investigated under the Europol coordinated Operational Taskforce Balkan Cartel. The Serbia-led…
Europol has supported the coordination of a large-scale international operation that has taken down the infrastructure of the Qakbot malware…
Europol has supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) in dismantling a criminal organisation smuggling large quantities of cocaine from…
This week, the Polish Central Cybercrime Bureau (Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości) under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in…
Eurojust and Europol have supported authorities in Romania and the United Kingdom (UK) in an operation against the trafficking of…
Law enforcement from Romania and the United Kingdom have arrested seven members of an organised crime group responsible for human…
In an operation supported by Europol, officers of the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) have arrested 17 members of an…
Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union. The…
The suspect, a Colombian national, is believed to have been coordinated cocaine and methamphetamine production in the Netherlands for Mexican…
A total of 6 suspects have been arrested, and searches conducted at 12 houses and 6 hostels, following action involving 110…
A two-part investigation across several EU Member States has unveiled a criminal network who operate by reintroducing expired food into…
Migrant smuggling continues to pose a challenge for police forces across the European Union. The criminal networks involved are complex…
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