350kg of live glass eels seized and will be returned to their natural habitat. Europol has supported Operation Elvers which was led by the Spanish Guardia Civil in collaboration... Read more »
The gang smuggled the migrants, mainly Albanian nationals and refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, on regular ferries. Seven members of the network have been arrested. Europol has... Read more »
Cybercrime syndicate infiltrated over 100 financial institutions in 40 countries The leader of the crime gang behind the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks targeting over a 100 financial... Read more »
A Spanish criminal network trafficking rare animals has been dismantled by the Spanish Guardia Civil after more than 600 reptiles from the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania were found.... Read more »
The members of the human trafficking ring recruited the victims in Nigeria using voodoo threats The Spanish National Police, supported by Europol, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the... Read more »
The victims were Nigerian women who were tricked into working as prostitutes by using voodoo threats to control them. The Spanish National Police, supported by Europol, have safeguarded 16 Nigerian... Read more »
Spanish Guardia Civil and the Romanian Police have joined forces, supported by Europol and Eurojust, to dismantle an organised group involved in trafficking women for sexual exploitation in Madrid.... Read more »
Last night, on the 3rd July 2017, an individual was arrested in Madrid (Spain) on suspicion of radicalisation and for dissemination of jihadist terrorist propaganda via the internet. The... Read more »
With the support of Europol, the Spanish Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal network accused of facilitating illegal immigration from Morocco to Spain, as well as trafficking hashish. It... Read more »
On 15 March 2017, the Spanish Guardia Civil, supported by Europol, arrested in Girona (Spain) a Moroccan national suspected of helping finance the terrorist group Islamic State (IS). The arrestee,... Read more »
January 2017, the Counter Terrorism Units of the Spanish National Police in Madrid, Bilbao, Valencia and Gerona, with the collaboration of Europol, have carried out an operation within the... Read more »
Europol has coordinated a joint investigation led by the Spanish National Police and the Polish Police (Police Central Bureau of Investigation) to dismantle a criminal group involved in the... Read more »
Spanish National Police, together with French law enforcement authorities and the support of Europol, have delivered a major blow to an international criminal group responsible for large-scale online payment... Read more »
Bulgarian victims were exploited in forced agricultural labour in rural areas of Spain 08\11\2016 – On 2 November 2016, the Spanish Guardia Civil, closely supported by Europol, dismantled a... Read more »
Europol has coordinated a joint investigation by the Spanish National Police (UDYCO Costa del Sol) and the Polish Police (Polish Central Bureau of Investigation) to dismantle a criminal group... Read more »