Counterfeit tobacco products worth EUR 17 million seized in France

Information shared with Europol led to the targeting of the first factory for counterfeit cigarettes ever found in France On 12 January, more than 60 officers from the French... Read more »

Armenian criminal gang dismantled in France over counterfeit cigarettes

A total of 11 individuals suspected of being part of an Armenian organised crime group involved in the large-scale import and distribution of counterfeit cigarettes have been arrested by... Read more »

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Europol. 12 Arrested in France in latest hit against tobacco smugglers

Earlier this week, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested 5 individuals and seized 250 000 counterfeit cigarettes in a series... Read more »

18 arrested and € 4 million seized in large money-laundering bust in France

€90 million a year of dirty cash illegally transported from France to Morocco On 2 November, an 18-month investigation led by the French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and supported... Read more »

Violent trafficking network smuggling migrants and exploiting minors taken down in France and Belgium

13 Sìtruspects were arrested and 15 minor victims of the network were brought to safety This week a Franco-Belgian investigation supported by Europol uncovered a large criminal network involved... Read more »

Europol: 46 arrested in France and Italy in a hit against the ’Ndrangheta

On Tuesday 15 September, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) and the Italian Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri), supported by Europol and Eurojust, arrested 46 individuals (33 in France and... Read more »

Europol. Fake investors busted in Belgium and France

More than 85 victims in Belgium and France suffered around €6 million losses for believing in the fraudsters’ false promises The French National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) in collaboration with... Read more »

French jeweller held in Germany in international gold trafficking investigation

A gold trafficking case between France and Germany thought to be worth at least €1 million has led to the arrest on 21 October of a French jeweller and... Read more »

5 Arrested in France and Belgium for cigarette smuggling

On 18 June 209, the French Judicial Police (Police Judiciaire), with the support of the Belgian Federal Judicial Police (Police Judiciaire Fédérale) and Europol, swooped on the members of... Read more »

Two arrested in France for Major Ceo Fraud

House searches in France have led to the arrests of two individuals suspected of large-scale CEO fraud. The criminals belonged to an organised crime group involved in at least... Read more »

Europol, romanian gang arrested after stealing phytosanitary products in France worth over eur 1 million

French, Romanian and German authorities, supported by Europol, have dismantled an international criminal network composed of Romanian nationals suspected of having stolen phytosanitary products (pesticides, etc.) and agricultural seeds... Read more »

Romania and France dismantle organised crime network specialised in truck thefts across the EU

French authorities, supported by Europol and Eurojust, have dismantled an international criminal network composed of 28 Romanian nationals suspected of having stolen goods worth over EUR 4 million from... Read more »

Successful action against international money laundering network: France, Europol and Eurojust

The initial results of a preliminary investigation carried out by the French National Financial Public Prosecutor’s Office, commenced in September 2015, has revealed a vast and complex money laundering... Read more »

Europol supports dismantlement of Somali migrant smuggling network in France and the Netherlands

On 6 – 7 December 2016, law enforcement and judicial authorities from France and the Netherlands, supported on-the-spot by Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre, took action against an organised... Read more »