Europol. Eighteen arrested in Spain in a sting against migrant smugglers operating overseas

The criminal networks facilitated the illegal entry of more than 400 Albanian nationals to the United Kingdom and the United StatesAn investigation led by the Spanish National Police, with... Read more »

105 arrested for stealing over € 12 million from us-based banks

The criminal network deceived 50 financial institutions through shell companie A cross-border operation coordinated by Europol and led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the US Secret... Read more »

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Individual arrested in Madrid for transferring money to Syria to fund the return of foreign terrorist fighters to Europe

On 9 June 2020, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in arresting a man in Madrid suspected of transferring money between several European and Arabian countries via... Read more »

42 Rolex thieves who stole over €1 million in jewellery arrested in Spain and Romania

On 18 February, hundreds of police officers from the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Romanian National Police (Poliția Română), with the support of Europol and Eurojust, swooped... Read more »

29 arrests in France and Spain in a migrant smuggling case

Minors who escaped from protection centres were also smuggled by the criminal group Published on: 17 Sep 2019   The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the French National... Read more »

Eight arrested for distribution of child sexual abuse material through skype and the darknet

Europol has supported the Spanish National Police on Operation Sky, a complex investigation targeting the distribution of child sexual exploitation material through darknet platforms and Skype. The investigation led by the Spanish... Read more »

Spanish National Police and Guardia Civil join forces with Europol

On 17 January 2018, Europol supported seven mixed teams of Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and Guardia Civil in a successful strike against Iraqi illegal immigration in which six... Read more »

Spanish national police break up ring smuggling iranians to the UK, supported by Europol

The Spanish National Police, with support from the UK’s Metropolitan Police and Europol, have dismantled an international criminal network involved in smuggling Iranian nationals into the UK on commercial... Read more »