EuroMed Justice Project to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
A 5-day course enhanced law enforcement’s and judicial authorities technical capacities in addressing transnational organized human trafficking and migrant smuggling…
Europol supports EMPACT action week at 61 airports across 36 countries worldwide
Europol supported a Spanish-led action week targeting drug trafficking via airports, which focused on checks of passenger and cargo traffic…
Europol: Paper trail ends in jail time for 1 013 money mules
Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries, in collaboration with Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and several private industry partners, have once again…
Europol: Operation Mobile 6 puts the brakes on car thieves
Operation Mobile 6 took place in October 2023 at the EU’s external land borders, as well as border locations in…
French National Police arrest 13 intercontinental car traffickers
Europol participated in two operational meetings, contributing analytical findings related to the main suspects in the investigation and information on…
Fighting crime: Switzerland emphasizes focus on cooperation
Crime is becoming increasingly global and digital: ATM thieves, cyber criminals, drug, human and arms traffickers do not stop at…
Europol: Over 11 000 objects recovered in an international art trafficking crackdown
The Hague, 4 May 2023 Law enforcement has arrested 60 people, and recovered 11 049...
Europol-coordinated operation shuts down websites offering counterfeit goods and pirated content
The Hague, 28 November 2022 12 526 websites taken down and 127 365 counterfeit products...
Europol: More than 130 arrested in joint action against child trafficking
The Hague, 5 July 2022 Law enforcement authorities identify up to 60 new suspects as...
MEPs want Russia to be suspended from Interpol
Brussel, 27 June 2022 EU agencies need access to Interpol databases to fight crime and...
Opson 2020: 15 000 tonnes of illegal food and beverages taken off the market
Europol and INTERPOL coordinated operation OPSON 2020, which targeted trafficking of counterfeit and substandard food and beverage....
Judgment of the EU Court of Justice in Case C-505/19: Germany (Notice rouge d’Interpol, Principles of Community law)
The principle prohibiting the duplication of proceedings can preclude the arrest, within the Schengen Area...
Europol: Over 56 400 items seized and 67 persons arrested in Pandora action
Despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the Pandora operation targeting the...