42 arrested in Spain for trafficking cannabis and heroin

On 11 and 12 June, Europol supported more than 400 officers from French, Spanish and Turkish law enforcement authorities in dealing a major blow against a Spain-based criminal network.... Read more »

132 ‘Ndrangheta mafia members arrested after investigation by Belgium Italy and Germany

European police and judicial authorities execute largest-ever coordinated hit against Italian organised crime During an action day executed by 10 countries, 132 members of one of the world’s most... Read more »

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Europol: 90 victims of sexual exploitation identified

13 human traffickers responsible for forcing over 400 women into sexual labour arrested An operation involving Czech, Finnish and Hungarian authorities, and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, has led... Read more »

Massive blow to criminal dark web activities after globally coordinated operation

Two major law enforcement operations, led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Dutch National Police, with the support of Europol, have shut down the... Read more »

39 migrant smugglers arrested during Sirocco-2 Action Day along Western-Balkan route

Europol has supported the Sirocco-2 action day to dismantle migrant smuggling criminal networks operating along the Western-Balkan channel. All relevant countries from the South East European region participated in... Read more »