Over 150 arrests made in 3-day operation against organised property crime

Criminals left empty-handed after thousands of vehicles checked and premises searched across 17 countries* The latest actions under Operation Trivium, a multi-country operation against organised property crime on Europe’s... Read more »

Europol. Eight arrests for selling potentially dangerous food supplements online

The investigation was finalised in the framework of the Europol-coordinated operation Shield II Europol supported the Italian Carabinieri (NAS Carabinieri) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling... Read more »

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Europol. How criminals profit from the COVID-19 pandemic

New Europol report on latest developments of COVID-19 on the criminal landscape in the EU During this unprecedented crisis, governments across Europe are intensifying their efforts to combat the... Read more »

Global action against wildlife crime: 4400 reptiles saved from criminal hands

An international operation against the illegal trade in reptiles has seen hundreds of seizures and 12 arrests in the EU. Europol coordinated information sharing between EU members States which... Read more »

Darknet euro counterfeiter arrested in Poland

On Friday 21 September 2018 the Polish Central Bureau of Investigation in Gdansk dismantled an illegal print shop producing counterfeit EUR 50 banknotes. The printer sold the counterfeit banknotes... Read more »

Crime on the dark web: law enforcement coordination is the only cure

Today, May 29 2018, law enforcement from 28 countries across the globe met at Europol headquarters in The Hague to share knowledge and expertise and discuss a coordinated approach... Read more »

From Marocco to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants and cannabis on jet skis

An organised crime group from Morocco used jet skis to smuggle migrants and cannabis across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain. The group was dismantled in a joint action day... Read more »

Europol, Biggest hit against online piracy

Published on: 27 Nov 2017. Joint investigations by Europol’s Intellectual Property Crime Coordinated Coalition (IPC³), the US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Centre  and law enforcement authorities from 27 EU Member... Read more »

Sports corruption: IOC and Council of Europe join expert meeting at Europol

Sports corruption for the purpose of fraudulent betting is a crime phenomenon that is on the rise and is often carried out by organised crime groups that operate transnationally.... Read more »

Europol’s EC3 and Trend Micro Partner to Arm Financial Industry with ATM Malware Protection

Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions today released a comprehensive report on the current state of ATM Malware. Cashing in on ATM Malware details... Read more »

107 suspects detained and over 900 potential victims identified in pan-European hit against sexual exploitation

Europol supported a Europe-wide action week carried out by law enforcement agencies from a total of 22 Member States and Third Parties  aimed at organised crime groups (OCG) trafficking vulnerable individuals... Read more »

Increased cooperation between the Egmont Group and Europol

During the 24th Egmont Group Plenary Meetings that took place in Macau, the European Commission and Europolwere awarded Observer Status of the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs). The decision will lead to increased cooperation... Read more »

Europol, Worldwide Operation Dragon sees 52 countries teaming up to thwart organised crime

Following the successful 2014 Archimedes, 2015 Blue Amber and 2016 Ciconia Alba operations, EU Member States, EU bodies1 and third partners2 have once again joined forces with Europol in this year’s... Read more »

One of Europe’s biggest illegal IPTV distributors dismantled

The crime group owned two Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Spain and Bulgaria, that illicitly offered more than 1000 TV channels to clients across Europe using Internet Protocol television... Read more »

Europol and Georgia sign agreement to tackle cross-border crime and terrorism

Today, Georgia’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Giorgi Mghebrishvili, and Europol’s Director, Rob Wainwright, signed an Agreement on Operational and Strategic Cooperation to expand cooperation to combat serious and organised... Read more »

Europol coordinates EU-wide hit on trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation

An impressive number of 28 countries teamed up with Europol to deliver a major blow to organised crime groups involved in trafficking in human beings across the European Union... Read more »

Europol and Bosnia and Herzegovina agree to share information on cross-border crime

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Minister of Security, Dragan Mektić, and Europol’s Director, Rob  Wainwright, signed today an agreement to expand their cooperation in combatting cross-border criminal activities by exchanging information,... Read more »

Europol: Does crime still pay?

The Hague, the Netherlands From 2010 to 2014, 2.2% of the estimated proceeds of crime were provisionally seized or frozen, and 1.1% of the criminal profits were finally confiscated... Read more »

Europol supports Hungarian-Slovakian team in dismantling migrant smuggling network

The Hague, the Netherlands, Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) supported a Hungarian – Slovakian Joint Investigation Team (JIT) focused on dismantling an organised migrant smuggling network operating from Slovakia.... Read more »

Reggio Calabria, sequestrati dalle autorità: terreni, edifici, società e disponibilità finanziarie per 11 mln di euro

Circa 11 milioni di euro in beni sono stati  sequestrati dai finanzieri del Comando provinciale di Reggio Calabria e dello Scico in collaborazione col Ros ed il Comando provinciale dei... Read more »