An Operational Task Force (OTF), led by the German Federal Police and coordinated by Europol targeted some of the most dangerous migrant smugglers across the EU. The dedicated OTF... Read more »
Up to 100 people accommodated in a 60 m2 (un)safe house Officers from the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and Border Police (Poliția de Frontieră Română), supported by Europol, dismantled... Read more »
Shifting smuggling routes and abusing economic vulnerabilities as criminals are finding new ways to lure potential victims Countries around the world have closed their external borders in a bid... Read more »
With the support of Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), three individuals suspected of facilitating large-scale irregular migrant smuggling to Germany have been arrested in Romania, Serbia and the United Kingdom... Read more »
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 »
During an EU wide law enforcement operation against child trafficking from 9 to 13 October 2017, at least 34 minors and 1072 adults were found in vulnerable or potentially... Read more »
On 1 February, six EU Member States (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary and Romania) harmonised their law enforcement interventions to disrupt ongoing migrant smuggling activities. During the joint action... Read more »
11\11\2016 – On 21 October 2016, the Spanish National Police, together with the Polish Border Police, joined forces with Europol’s European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) in Operation Kolso to... Read more »
Between early 2015 and the summer of 2016, the picture of migrant smuggling to and within the EU has undergone significant changes. One key development is the shift in... Read more »
E’ giunta questa mattina presso il porto di Corigliano Calabro la nave Roisin – della Marina militare irlandese – con a bordo 498 migranti. Questi ultimi sarebbero stati soccorsi al... Read more »
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 »
Tragico bilancio per il gruppo di migranti che quest’oggi sono stati soccorsi in gravissime condizioni a largo di Lampedusa. Almeno 105 persone sono state tratte in salvo durante la... Read more »